The Lady of Shalott and Industrialized Misery Essay -- Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott and Industrialized Misery   Alfred Lord Tennyson, i of the mid- puritanicals most celebrated poets of the duration, was genius in eloquently presenting the anxieties and aspirations of his era (Longman  p. 1909).  Trademarks of Victorian life included questioning faith, the Bible, the past, and the self.  More and more people were interested in the industriousness of man rather than the uniqueness of nature, and progress of bon ton proved that man was made to dominate and take everything for himself.  Tennyson greatly recognised this trend as he called attention to the industrialized misery and basal anger of the poor (Longman p. 1909-08) produced by the industrial progress in the mid-1800s.    He noticed that as people delved into improving society, they at the same time lost their sense of humanity and innocence as they sped up industry and the making of material wealth for the well to-do.  This loss of innocence is echoed in Tennysons Arthurian lyrical poem The Lady of Shalott (Longman pp. 1913-1918). ...