Thus these expectations of emotions disguised how one truly felt about their roles in society and the expectations put upon them according to ones gender. According to Hansen and Norberg, restraint emotions became the ideal in the nineteenth century (443). This is seen in Lady Audley’s Secret, as male and female anger are portrayed differently in the novel as when a woman expresses anger, it is thought of as against the norms of society, whilst men’s anger is seen as justified but in fact it is a give bodily element for both genders. This reinforces the idea of male power and control. For example a change in lady Audley’s skin tone is seen as her anger makes her cheeks “waxen white” (444). An Amplified pulse and the sensation of inner pressure are also physical signs of anger. This is seen in Goblin Market when the rhythm of poem speeds up “racing, whisking, tumbling, hobbling” (237) which emphasises the pressure Laura feels from the goblin men. Furthermore, Laura resembles the pressure women feel by men’s expectations and control over them seen through the intense imagery as she sucks the fruits. This issue is also seen when Laura wants to access the fruits but does not have money so gives the goblin men a piece of her body and only then is she allowed the fruits. It is also seen when Lizzie goes to the goblin market in an …show more content…
Hayes (6) suggests that “feminine women and masculine men derived their identity from the roles society gave them”. For example, Rossetti’s poem centres around the gender expectations of women from an early age, as the poet talks about two young girls living together in a mysterious village carrying out their domestic duties contently, or a least this is how their expected to be. The mysterious village and fairy tale tone gives the poem a fairy tale effect of calm and serene society. Lady Audley’s secret is similar to this, in that Braddon uses Lady Audley to represent a fairy tale image suggesting women lived an ideal life. However the women’s lives are in complete contrast with the life of a fairy tale due to gender expectations. They are expected to be happy timid beautiful women and this is portrayed in goblin market as the sisters have similar appearances to reinforce this idea that all women are of the one nature in terms of morals and behaviours. Lady Audley is also described as a charming, beautiful woman, thus the ideal female. There is a slight contrast in the texts as lady Audley has more power than other women as she is a Lady of the court, whereas Lizzie and Laura are just two young ordinary girls. Nevertheless lady Audley, Lizzie and Laura are all described in a very similar ways when examining their behaviours and appearances, demonstrating how all women