When we look at The Lady of Shallot there is lots of imagery that you may have missed when reading it that can be seen in art pieces. Though the scenery is described in the poem sometimes seeing someone else’s interpretation of it through art helps us really get the full picture. An image I have provided that was made by John Waterhouse in 1888 best describes the story through it’s imagery. In the painting we see a Canoe on a body of water. There are three candles weirdly placed, two appearing to be unlit. The two unlit candles, and the lilies seem to foreshadow her death. The lilies would definitely be their to do so because “As the flowers most often associated with funerals, lilies symbolize that the soul of the departed has received restored innocence after death.” (teleflora). The article from teleflora, a website which describes the meaning of certain flowers, helps to indirectly explain the significants of the lilies. Though she waits for Camelot she can wait no more, though she loves him she must depart. The imagery was very good, through symbolization and foreshadowing it good in explaining how the story would end.
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