Alfred Lord Tennyson(an assessment of the events in Lord Tennyson's)Beginning of the Victorian era, the beginning of the industrial revolution, these were the times when Alfred Lord Tennyson was born. With a strikingly handsome beard, Tennyson would be the artist of many thought-provoking lyrics, many lyrics that would later be discussed and discussed for centuries. "Tennyson seemed the embodiment of his era, both to his contemporaries and to modern readers," in Smith's words. However, an interesting question to ask is: what drives Lord Tennyson to write such trying words? Using Alfred Lord Tennyson's three texts, In Memoriam, The Lady Of Shalott and Ulysses, it is possible to reveal the reasons for Tennyson's thoughts. To start, In Memoriam is a very sad and terrible song that can be easily understood if you want to know that the reason he writes it is the loss of a loved one. In Memoriam consists of Lord Tennyson just moping around. He is sad, suffers from depression and has no hope for himself. Why would a young person be in such a state without something dramatic happening in their life? It's because something happened. Lord Tennyson has lost a dear face and a friend. "Arthur Henry Hallum, he's dead," says Alena O'Conner in her In Memoriam article. From the seventh section of his Memoriam, verses 5-8, he says: "A hand that can no longer be held: here I am, for I cannot sleep and like a guilty person I creep at the door early in the morning." He's losing sleep. He has lost his friend and these and following lines show that this is having a dramatic effect on him. The Lady of Shalott is a great example of the complicated relationship Alfred Lord Tennyson had with women during the 19th century. You...... half of the paper......; and although we are not now that force which in ancient times moved the earth and the sky, what we are, we are. In other words, we are not as strong as we once were. We don't have that kind of strength anymore. However, we are what we are, and I will continue until the end. From the death of a dear friend, to the fall of his own country, these very dramatic events helped Alfred Lord Tennyson get the idea to write these lyrics. In Wilson's words, "in his time he was said to be – along with Queen Victoria and Gladstone – one of the three most famous living people, a reputation which no other poet writing in English has ever had". He didn't pull them out of thin air. Which raises another intriguing question. All of Lord Tennyson's stories come from some event in his life or he simply made up others for the simple pleasure of being an author??