alludes to life and death in order to ultimately capture the irresolvable tension that exists between the Queen’s own lifeless body and her lively spirit. Written in ballad form, “The Queen of Prussia’s Tomb” tells the story of Queen Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a former Queen whose body now lies in a tomb in Berlin but whose spirit remains very much alive. Straying slightly from the strict ballad form and writing instead in stanzas composed of six lines, Hemans nevertheless adheres to the characteristic