History of “The Yellow Wallpaper”
The author of the Yellow wallpaper
Who is, Charlotte Perkins Gilman
What traits did Jane‘s husband and brother have?
physician, superstitious, and particular
The author of “The Lady of Shallot”
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
How was the tower that The Lady of Shallot lives in Described?
“Four gray walls, and four gray towers”
A privileged citizen of a town or city
Burgher
The year ”The Yellow Wallpaper” was published?
What Is 1892
What did the narrator see in the wallpaper?
broken neck, two bulbous eyes, a woman skulking behind bars
When was the poem published
1842
what does the lady do in the tower? How does she view the world?
She weaves and sings. She sees the world through a mirror.
A bundle of grain or wheat tied together after reaping
Sheaves
What type of literature is “The Yellow Wallpaper”?
Gothic/Feminist
What is the setting of “The Yellow Wallpaper”?
A rented, colonial mansion. More specifically the nursery room of the mansion.
What kind of poem is “The Lady of Shallot”
Lyrical ballad and narrative
Why can’t The Lady of Shallot leave the tower? What happened when she did?
The Lady has a curse, and when she left she died.
Ecclesiastical title given to the man in charge of monks (clergyman)
Abbot
What is Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s argument in writing “The Yellow Wallpaper”?
To disprove the use of the “rest cure”
What kind of narrative style is “The Yellow Wallpaper”?
Epistolary/diary
What tenses were the parts of the poem written in?
Present and past
Who has heard or seen The Lady of Shallot, and why is it significant?
Nobody has seen her, only the reapers hear her sing in the early mornings. The lack of people seeing or hearing her emphasizes the mysterious manner of The Lady.
Piece of armor used to protect the shin
Greaves
What diagnosis was the “rest cure” given for? And what did the rest cure consist of (4 things).
The diagnosis of “A slight hysterical tendency“
The rest cure consists of: immobility, isolation, massage, and diet.
What was the purpose of personifying the wallpaper?
To show how the narrators mental state declines and give her the chance to ’become’ the wall paper.
What are the two main ways this poem has been interpreted?
1. The poem was used to show the constricting standards of Victorian women.
2. The poem shows the possible isolation of creative people and artists.
What is the irony of Sir Lancelot’s words at the end?
He only says that The Lady of Shallot is pretty, unknowing that she has just died in his sake.
A sculptured, decorative band
frieze