1. The Lady of Shalott and Mariana
The Victorian Age marked an era where a rise of oppositional creations ruled literary and social exemplifications of gender. ... A woman, deemed as a fallen one, showed signs of disregard of the set norms, expressed sexual aggressiveness, and ignored the need to be submissive to the men in her life (Gilmour 18).The theme of a fallen woman became a popular topic in literary circles during this age. ... This idea of the ideal Victorian woman was widely witnessed in various literary works of the Victorian Age. Alfred Lord Tennyson's "The Lady of Shalott" gives an honest account of ...
- Word Count: 3387
- Approx Pages: 14
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate