Question

What personal event in Tennyson’s life influenced the writing of “Ulysses”?

• A. His marriage to Emily Sellwood
• B. His appointment as Poet Laureate
• C. The death of his friend Arthur Henry Hallam
• D. His first visit to Greece

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The death of his friend Arthur Henry Hallam

Tennyson composed “Ulysses” shortly after Hallam’s death in 1833. The poem is a form of elegy, representing the poet’s grief and his need to “go forward and brave the struggle of life” after personal loss