![]() ![]() The lady spends most of her time weaving. Stanzas four through eight lays emphasis on the general life of the Lady. It is mentioned that the Farmers were oblivious of her existence, but in the morning, reapers could hear her sing a happy song they nicknamed her ‘the fairy Lady of Shalott. She is said to live in an island castle in a river that flows to Camelot. It described the natural and rustic environment of which Lady Elaine lived in. In this Part, stanza one through four is more descriptive in nature. The plot is the story of a lonely woman who had a curse on her and died for one-sided love. ![]() The poem is written in four parts and each part contributes to the plot. ![]() Its recounted version was in the 13th-century Italian book Donna di Scalotta but the poem is an 18th Century work. Lord Alfred Tennyson’s four-part poem is based on the Arthurian Legend of Elaine of Astolat, who died for that love that surpassed all human understanding. ![]()
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