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While reading Christina Rossetti's Goblet Market I could not help but notice the similarities and connections to the bible, in particular the story of Adam and Eve. The character in Rossetti’s work represent people from Adam and Eve’s story for example the goblins would be the snake, Lucifer, and the sisters maids Lizzie and Laura would be Adam and Eve. The market would be the tree of knowledge, this is directly related to the bibles story because it still is the forbidden fruit. The sisters know they shouldn’t eat fruit from the goblins but the temptations to do so is always there. For example, The goblins chant "Come buy, come buy; Apples and quinces, Lemons and oranges, Plum unpecked cherries..." (3-14). To me the fruit in this quote

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