The Lady of Shalott
I have an event and have to find the quotation.
1) The handsome, dazzling figure of Sir Lancelot rides by in his shining armour. The Lady sees him in the mirror and can no longer bear her imprisonment.
The quotation I think it is, is:
A bow-shot from bower-eaves, He rode between the barley sheaves, The sun cam dazzling thr' the leaves, And flames upon the brazen greaves Of bold Sir Lancelot.
or
From the bank and from the river He flashed into the crystal mirror, 'Tirra lira,' by the river Sang Sir Lancelot.
I am not sure which one to use as one mentions dazzling and one mentions mirror.
2) The lady floats down the river past Camelot in a boat with her name written on the bows.
I have three answers for this, I am not sure which one I should use.
a)Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round the prow she wrote The Lady of Shalott.
or
b)Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right - The leaves upon her falling light - Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot:
or
c)Under the tower and balcony, By garden wall and gallery, A gleaming shape she floated by, Dead-pale between the houses high, Silent into Camelot.
I think it could be a) as it mentions the name on the boat, b) as it mentions She floated down to Camelot, or c) as it mentions A gleaming shape she floated by.
I have looked through the poem and I think these are the answers. Please could someone help me if I am wrong. Thanks
I have to find the quotation for two events.
1st event
The handsome, dazzling figure of Sir Lancelot rides by in his shining armour. The Lady sees him in the mirror and can no longer bear her imprisonment.
2nd event
The Lady floats down the river past Camelot in a boat with her name written on the bows.
Please can someone help and explain. Thanks
Should I be looking at the words mirror or dazzling in the event to find the answer or should I be thinking of Lancelot as he rode down to Camelot. I am getting a bit confused.
With the next one I am not sure whether I should be looking at the words name on boat, floated by, or floated down the river. I am also a bit confused on this. Please could you help and explain.
For the first question, the correct quotation that corresponds to the event is:
"A bow-shot from bower-eaves, He rode between the barley sheaves, The sun came dazzling through the leaves, And flames upon the brazen greaves Of bold Sir Lancelot."
This passage describes Sir Lancelot riding by and the Lady seeing him in the mirror, which connects to the mention of the "sun came dazzling through the leaves" and "flames upon the brazen greaves" (armor).
For the second question, the correct quotation that corresponds to the event is:
"Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round the prow she wrote The Lady of Shalott."
This passage describes the Lady finding a boat and writing her name on it, which matches the event of her floating down the river past Camelot.
Therefore, the correct answers to your questions are the following:
1) The correct quotation is "A bow-shot from bower-eaves, He rode between the barley sheaves, The sun came dazzling through the leaves, And flames upon the brazen greaves Of bold Sir Lancelot."
2) The correct quotation is "Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round the prow she wrote The Lady of Shalott."
I hope this helps clarify the correct quotations for your event.