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What is the role of the mirror in the poem the lady of shallot

The lady of shallot

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In Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem The Lady of Shalott, the lady views the world through her mirror. The mirror shapes her view of the world outside her castle. The mirror becomes a powerful symbol in the poem, and its meaning can be ascertained from the ending of the poem.

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