The Lady of Shalott

What is the role of the mirror in "The Lady of Shalott"?

• The mirror is a symbol of vanity that helps characterize the Lady of Shalott.

• It is a magical window to the outside world that shows only “shadows” while the Lady longs for things of substance.

• The mirror serves as an ironic device because it appears to be helpful to the Lady, but in fact it is the source of her curse.

• The mirror serves primarily to demonstrate the Lady’s wealth.

How does the poem’s setting relate to the theme of loneliness in "The Lady of Shalott"?

• The Lady is in an isolated tower.

• Camelot is full of knights that shun the Lady.

• Lancelot rides alone on the busy street looking for love.

• The people of the village fear the Lady.

Which of the following lines from "The Lady of Shalott" is the best evidence to support the poet's assumption that the Lady is doomed?

• "She knows not what the curse may be."

• "She hath no loyal knight and true."

• "She left the web, she left the loom."

• "There she weaves by night and day."

What is the name of the poet who wrote "The Lady of Shalott?

• ALFRED LORD TENNYSON

• ROALD DAHL

• Percy Bysshe Shelley

• John Keats

In "The Lady of Shalott" what does it mean when she says, "I'm half sick of shadows"?

• Her castle is cold and dark

• She wants to die

• She can only venture out at night

• She longs for real life, not reflections

With the curse enacted, the Lady of Shalott...

• lives out her life half sick of the shadows.

• dreams of a trip to Camelot to see Lancelot.

• prepares to depart in her boat, but returns to her tower.

• lies down in a boat and dies on her way to Camelot.

Did the lady of Shallot know what the curse was?

• Yes, she would die if she left the tower.

• No, the witch didn't tell her

• No, no idea.

• Yes

Who are the only people to know of the Lady of Shalott's existence before she takes her ride to Camelot?

• the reapers who hear her singing in her tower

• the knights who ride by her tower

• the other weavers who are in nearby towers

• all of the people who live at Camelot

What do the people of Camelot do to show they thought the Lady of Shalott to have died an unfortunate death?

• the cross themselves as she passes by in her boat

• the sing a mournful tune as she passes by in her boat

• the call Lancelot to the river to see her corpse

• they read her name on the boat and toss flowers to cover her

In form and content, "The Lady of Shalott" recalls

• Christian allegories

• national epics

• medieval romances

• classical drama