Question

select the correct answer.
read this excerpt from the lady of shalott by alfred, lord tennyson. in what way is the lady of shalott symbolic of an artist such as a poet?
there she weaves by night and day
a magic web with colours gay.
she has heard a whisper say,
a curse is on her if she stay
to look down to camelot.
she knows not what the curse may be,
and so she weaveth steadily,
and little other care hath she,
the lady of shalott.
a. she is forced into isolation from the real world by devotion to her craft.

b. she is aware of the existence of her curse although she doesnt know its origin.

c. she devotes night and day to her craft and thinks of it as magical.

d. she has no interest in social concerns because they arent relevant to her craft.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The Lady of Shalott weaves day and night (devotion to her craft) and is under a curse that isolates her from looking at Camelot (the real world). This aligns with an artist (like a poet) being devoted to their art, sometimes isolating themselves from the outside world.
• Option B: The question is about her being symbolic of an artist, not about her awareness of the curse's origin. This is not relevant to the artist - symbol connection.
• Option C: While she devotes time to her craft, the "magical" aspect of the web is not the main symbolic link to an artist. The isolation due to devotion is more significant.
• Option D: There's no indication she has no interest in social concerns; the curse is about not looking at Camelot, not about social concerns.

Answer:

A. She is forced into isolation from the real world by devotion to her craft.