The Victorian Ideal of Masculinity and Femininity in Tennyson’s “Charge of the Light Brigade” and “Lady of Shallot” The Victorian era, spanning from 1837 to 1901, was characterized by a strict code

MID-TERM ESSAY: THE VICTORIAN AGE 
Select one of the topics below and write an essay in response to it; your finished paper should be at least 3-4 pages long and should contain a clear thesis which you develop and support with examples and discussion. If you refer to any sources outside of our textbook, be sure to properly document your material using MLA documentation format.
TOPIC : 12). Discuss the Victorian view of masculine and feminine characteristics as evident in Tennyson’s “Charge of the Light Brigade” and “Lady of Shallot.” 
BOOK: Greenblatt, et al, ed. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 10th ed. (Vol. D, E & F) ISBN: 978-0-393-60313-2