Lady of Shalott question

[TN18]

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[Charles Darnay]

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[TN18]

In my opinion, Lord Alfred Tennyson depicts the tapestry as a symbol of creative freedom to interpret reality (through her talent in weaving) as well as a symbol of entrapment as the Lady becomes discontent with her static life. I'm not sure how this applies on a broader spectrum, though. I said that it has to do with the struggles of an artist in the Victorian era.

Good art back then was due to isolation from society, as artists seem to look on from a distance,, but what if the artist wanted direct contact with the world? Does that mean death, as in death of their art or physical death, because it's part of the human condition if we enter a world of time, chance, and experience?
That's sort of what I'm unsure about.

[PeterL]

Alfred Lord Tennyson put a lot of words into that poem, but there was no coherent theme. The Lady wove spells, but there was no reason ot goal given.

You can say anything that you like her and contact with the world, but artists who have no contact with the world have no idea what art to follow or chase.