light on Rossetti’s personal life and how her life influenced her works. Her background and experiences impacted her works greatly. For example, Rossetti had a close relationship with her sister during the early years of her life, the author believes this relationship had a great impact on her work “Goblin Market”. This impact is clear to see and the theme of a close sisterly bond is an important theme as revealed toward the end of the work. The author believes that to truly understand Rossetti’s works
The Sisterhood of Goblin Market “Come buy, come buy”, although it may sound like a simple request coming from the goblins in Christina Rossetti’s poem, may actually hold a more significant meaning when one further analyzes the text. In the narrative poem “Goblin Market” two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, are tempted by goblin merchants to eat the fruit they are offering. Aside from prominent Biblical references, there are also many sexual innuendos as well as what many suggest to be a plot that promotes