The Eye of the Beholder

In the poem She Walks in Beauty, by Lord Byron, what in the woman’s appearance does the speaker praise? what conclusions does he draw about her character and personality?

She describes a beautiful woman who has many characteristics, physical characteristics, that match perfectly with her personality. She is a pure, innocent and fragile lady.

This poem has been criticized as sentimental and dependent on clichés. Tell me whether or not you agree and why.

I totally agree, he has that concept of beauty that almost all people has; she only talks about the beauty of the woman and he focus his poem basically on that. He is very direct so you are not able to go deeper into the poem or into the concept of beauty expressed there, you can’t interpret much.

Do you think that inward nature can be revealed by outward appearances? Explain.

Of course yes, I mean the kind of person you are is reflected in your gestures, in your words, in your eyes, in everything. You can not hide who you really are, most of the time the eyes are the ones that show who a person really is. By them you can see if a person is evil or good. You can not hide who you are because your appearance are part of you and obviously will be like a mirror of who you are.

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