Christina Rossetti poem “Goblin Market” tells a story of two girls fighting with desire and temptation and keeping their innocence. In the epigraph, Rossetti shows how one of the girls gave into temptation. The epigraph shows one of the themes given in the entire poem and how it connects to the rest of the poem. The entire poem portrays purity, temptation, addiction, euphoria, and sibling bonds. The poem also offers a couple of interpretations based on the themes of the poem. The theme in the epigraph reveals Laura’s temptation. In the first line of the epigraph, Rossetti describes Laura’s desire to retrieve fruit from the goblins. Then Rossetti goes on and uses a few similes to further her description of Laura’s desire to taste the fruit.
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The author relates that when Laura gave into temptation it showed all the consequences of being a drug addict throughout the poem. In lines 132 through 140 shows Laura having a euphoric feeling toward the fruit that she did not know whether it was day or night. In lines 165 through 168 illustrates how Laura is becoming addicted by saying “I ate and ate my fill, Yet my mouth waters still.” Then later in the poem Laura goes through the withdrawal stages of not having ate the fruit in so long like in lines 260 to 265, 269 to 280, or 293 to 298. I felt that Lizzie’s role in the drug related theory is like the counselor or a rehab center that wants Laura to get better and constantly tries till she does get better which shows towards the end of the poem. Also towards the end of the poem shows a kind of reward Laura receives for getting over her addiction like she is happily married with children, her spirit is bright again, and she has an even stronger bond with her sister. There are many interpretations of “Goblin Market” that Rossetti uses in the poem. I chose the title the Forbidden Fruit to characterize Laura’s actions in the poem. Rossetti uses a variety of literary devices to convey various meaning throughout the poem to get her point across and to keep the reader interested. The interpretations given portrays that “Goblin Market” has many different meanings and views. In conclusion, the epigraph supported
The author relates that when Laura gave into temptation it showed all the consequences of being a drug addict throughout the poem. In lines 132 through 140 shows Laura having a euphoric feeling toward the fruit that she did not know whether it was day or night. In lines 165 through 168 illustrates how Laura is becoming addicted by saying “I ate and ate my fill, Yet my mouth waters still.” Then later in the poem Laura goes through the withdrawal stages of not having ate the fruit in so long like in lines 260 to 265, 269 to 280, or 293 to 298. I felt that Lizzie’s role in the drug related theory is like the counselor or a rehab center that wants Laura to get better and constantly tries till she does get better which shows towards the end of the poem. Also towards the end of the poem shows a kind of reward Laura receives for getting over her addiction like she is happily married with children, her spirit is bright again, and she has an even stronger bond with her sister. There are many interpretations of “Goblin Market” that Rossetti uses in the poem. I chose the title the Forbidden Fruit to characterize Laura’s actions in the poem. Rossetti uses a variety of literary devices to convey various meaning throughout the poem to get her point across and to keep the reader interested. The interpretations given portrays that “Goblin Market” has many different meanings and views. In conclusion, the epigraph supported