As a result, she leaves the tower, locates a boat by the river, writes “The Lady of Shallot” on the boat’s side, and floats downstream toward Camelot. The woman walks over to the window and looks right out, and the moment she does, she realises she has been cursed. Sir Lancelot passes by one day, looking dashing and handsome in his gleaming armour and singing. The woman is content to weave, but is weary of viewing life just through the lens of reflection. However, she is cursed the woman is unaware of the source of the curse, but she is aware that she is unable to look straight out the window, and thus views the themes of her artwork through a mirror beside her. Each day, the woman weaves a tapestry depicting the scene visible from her window, which includes Camelot. “The Lady of Shallot” is the narrative of a woman who lives in a tower on the island of Shallot, which is connected to Camelot by a river and a road.
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