01-09-2005, 01:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-09-2005, 01:41 PM by [wcip]Angel.)
I like The Lady of Shalott (linkie)
The story is: There's a lady who's trapped herself in a tower. She can only see the outside world through a window reflected in a mirror. One day, what she sees outside the window, is the reflection in a river of a striking young man. She can see his image perfectly, as her vision is doubly reflected; first in the lake, than in the mirror. After much trepidation and thought she decides to leave the tower to pursue this young man. She sails down the river towards the town, and just as she's about to marvel at its beauty for the first time, she dies.
Basically, the theme is: if you don't take part in world and the joys of life, you will be safe, but also alone and ever-watchful of what's happening "out there". However, if you do take the plunge into life's many winding trails, you will also have to deal with life's finality: death.
At least, that's what I remember from my Victorian Literature-class :)
The story is: There's a lady who's trapped herself in a tower. She can only see the outside world through a window reflected in a mirror. One day, what she sees outside the window, is the reflection in a river of a striking young man. She can see his image perfectly, as her vision is doubly reflected; first in the lake, than in the mirror. After much trepidation and thought she decides to leave the tower to pursue this young man. She sails down the river towards the town, and just as she's about to marvel at its beauty for the first time, she dies.
Basically, the theme is: if you don't take part in world and the joys of life, you will be safe, but also alone and ever-watchful of what's happening "out there". However, if you do take the plunge into life's many winding trails, you will also have to deal with life's finality: death.
At least, that's what I remember from my Victorian Literature-class :)
