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