The Lady of Shalott and Industrialized Misery Alfred Lord Tennyson, one of the most famous poets of the mid-Victorian era, was brilliant in "eloquently presenting the "(Longman p. 1909). The hallmarks of Victorian life included questioning faith, the Bible, the past, and oneself. More and more People were interested in the industry of man rather than the uniqueness of nature, and the progress of society proved that man was made to dominate and take everything for himself. Tennyson greatly recognized this. trend because "he called attention to the industrialized misery and revolutionary anger of the poor" (Longman p. 1909-08) produced by industrial progress in the mid-1800s. He noticed that as people became more striving to improve society, they at the same time lost their sense of humanity and innocence as they accelerated industry and the creation of material wealth for the well-to-do. This loss of innocence is reflected in Tennyson's Arthurian lyric poem "The Lady of Shalott" (Longman pp.. 1913-1918)....