Concetti Chiave
- The ballad "The Lady of Shalott" is set in the Medieval Camelot and tells the tragic story of Elaine, under a spell and confined to a tower.
- Elaine can only view the outside world through a mirror, leading her to feel "half sick of shadows."
- When she sees Sir Lancelot in the mirror, she breaks the spell by looking directly outside, accepting her doomed fate.
- She writes her name on a boat and drifts to her death, emphasizing the sorrowful nature of the ballad.
- William Waterhouse's painting captures the moment of her departure, contrasting her purity with the dark landscape.
THE LADY OF SHALLOTT
This ballad is set in the Medieval times in the kingdom of Camelot. It deals with the sad story of Elaine, a young lady, who is victim of a spell, she lives in a tower and she cannot stop weaving a colorful web. She cannot go out from the tower and she sees what happens outside, in the real world, only looking in a mirror, so as the poet says, she is “Half sick of shadows”. One day, she sees Lancelot, an handsome Knight, reflected in the mirror.
So she decided to look out of her window for the first time, she breaks the spell and, well-aware of her destiny, she writes her name on a boat and then, drifts an dies. Characteristics of a ballad: There is a refrain, use of impressive words, it was campaigned by music, a lot of repetitions.
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