Critics such as Hatfield have suggested that "The Lady of Shalott" is a representation of how Tennyson viewed society; the distance at which other people are in the lady's eyes is symbolic of the distance he feels from society.
Críticos como Hatfield suxeriron que The Lady of Shalott é unha representación de como Tennyson vía a sociedade; a distancia á que outras persoas están nos ollos da señora é simbólico da distancia que sente coa sociedade.