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Comparing Lady Of Shallot And My Last Duchess
Tennyson and Browning, in their poems "The Lady of Shallot" and "My Last Duchess," show, through their diction and symbolism, how women are first objectified and finally positioned in patriarchal society. The Lady of Shallot is looking through her mirror as a way to experience the exterior world outside of her harsh castle domicile. She also "weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she" (lines 43-44). The Lady was creating a tapestry; a beautiful piece of artwork she is confined to create. She can only observe and create what she sees in a mirror; her interpretation of the world outside. This world that revolves around Camelot is vibrant and crisp in color and alluring in desire. For her view of Sir Lancelot was that his "gemmy bridle
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