In "The Lady of Shallot," what sight in the mirror causes the Lady to say that she is "half sick of shadows"?

a. two young lovers just married

b. Sir Lancelot's arrival in Camelot

c. a funeral

d. the bright, beautiful day

The correct answer is a) two young lovers just married.

The Lady of Shalott was originally written in 1832 by Alfred Lord Tennyson but it was later revised and published in its last version in 1842.

It is in the last lines of part II of the poem:

"But in her web she still delights

To weave the mirror's magic sights,

For often thro' the silent nights

A funeral, with plumes and lights

And music, went to Camelot:

Or when the moon was overhead,

Came two young lovers lately wed:

"I am half sick of shadows," said

The Lady of Shalott."

The sight of the two young lovers just married is what makes her say "I am half sick of shadows".

Magic mirror or not, we get the sense that this is a pretty crummy deal for the Lady. She has some entertainment, but no real connection to the world. As she puts it: "I am half sick of shadows." She's fed up with this life, and we can feel that something may be about to change.