Reflection on the lady of shalott

Reflection of the lady of shalott
I think the lady of shalott is a very strange but sad poem because of it's setting and plot. it's about a lady who's stuck in a tower, which the story may symbolize the restriction to the women at the time. It's also a little ironic toward the end when Sir Lancelot sees Lady Shalott's face and said its beautiful. Lady shalott dies because of Sir Lancelot but he has no idea about the cause of her death. The whole story is like a response to women's rights at the time that women were not allowed to do many things. When they thought they gained freedom, they were actually still limited

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Discuss why you think people remain enchanted with stories of castles, knights, quests, dragons, and ancient times. 
 
I think people remain enchanted with all the mystical, and ancient stories because they were suffering from the harsh time of living. During that time period, people were getting sick and dying, countries were getting ready for wars, and people were living in threats. Only when they read such mystical and encouraging stories they could find hope. Furthermore, the romantic era was all about dreams, nightmares, myths, and fantasies so it's natural for people to prefer these kind of themes since these topics are highly exposed to people.