Reed
The speaker would rather be dead than participate in his society.
Smith
Maud innocence is a function of her status in life.
Swafford
Speakers instability threatens the peace of the poem.
Pitt
Hero’s illness is caused by social corruption
Kincaid
Maud’s brother is an image of male power and violence
Lougy
Maud exists in silence
Tennyson
The heir of madness