The concept of Victorian masculinity as depicted in Alfred Tennyson’s “The Lotos-Eaters" and “Ulysses.”

Discuss the concept of Victorian masculinity as depicted in Alfred Tennyson’s “The Lotos-Eaters" and “Ulysses.” Compare Ulysses’ avowal that he “cannot rest from travel” to the enervation depicted in “The Lotos-Eaters.” Yet note that Ulysses keeps referring to his advanced age and his approaching death. So what?