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Alfred Lord Tennyson's The Lady of Shalott and Mariana.
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Alfred Lord Tennyson's The Lady of Shalott and Mariana However strange it may sound, I believe that Tennyson's 'The Lady of Shalott' and 'Mariana' are both very similar but also completely different. Both of Tennyson's characters are isolated, but for different reasons. One, is presumed to be under a curse and cannot look down to Camelot, whilst the other is waiting for her lover who is never going to come. Both are tragic and melancholy. In 'The Lady of Shalott' you get the image of water all around as she is on an island and on the other side of the water is grass and fields swaying in the sun. You imagine that if you look a little way off you will see a town or the village of Camelot. Empathising with the Lady you can feel that would be longing to go outside and enjoy the day. She knows...
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