What does the character of sir lancelot represent? a soldier, he represents a violent threat to the lady of shalott’s peaceful world. he represents the promise of youth in contrast to the lady of shalott’s great age. he represents the life and love that the lady of shalott has not had. represents nature, whereas the lady of shalott represents the unnatural.

He represents the life and love that the Lady of Shalott has not had. 

The Lady is happy with her weaving, but dreams of something more. When Lancelot rides by she suddenly runs across the room, breaking her mirror and causing the curse to come upon her. She feels happy and content though, because Lancelot represents everything she was never able to have.

The man thinks she's the lady he's trying to find. she then lifts the veil and he announces that he'd made a mistake and that he'd thought she was the woman, but had been wrong. truthfully, though, he'd been right. this reveals that the he didnt recognize her (though he said he would recognize her voice or her build) and that he's still looking for the girl. he doesnt find the woman appealing or attractive, and is more or less disgusted by her appearance. he didn't understand what the lady meant when she told him the story about her "friend"