“Win the Fiery Antidote”: a Feminist Approach to Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market In a time when women did not have major roles in literature or their daily lives, Christina Rossetti’s powerful poem Goblin Market is published to empower women of the Victorian Era. This poem is about two sisters, Lizzie and Laura, who live alone in the middle of the woods. They go into the woods every day to get water from the river, where they encounter goblin men selling fruits. After Laura tries the fruits and becomes ill, her sister Lizzie does everything in her power to get Lizzie the antidote from the goblin men, and eventually healing her. In Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market, Rossetti portrays women as strong and independent, by having female protagonists, sisters that live alone, and hardworking women. Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti has two female protagonists, Lizzie and Laura, who managed to win their battle against the goblins and to find peace without the help of men. Throughout the poem, both sisters empower and support each other until they get the happy ending they worked hard for. The two sisters are given a very strong personality characterized by resilience. When Rossetti writes “White and golden Lizzie stood, /like a lily in a flood” (Rossetti, 10), she describes how Lizzie stood strong in front of the goblins, like a lily in a flood much bigger than itself. In “At last the evil people, /worn out by her resistance” (Rossetti, 11), the author…
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He gets to the beach by “pushing prow”; that means the forepart of a boat sailed to dock. The word “quench” in the last line of the first stanza is very interesting. To quench its speed, it actually refers to stopping the boat by all means. But why the poet uses the word “quench” that its meaning is more profound than the act of stopping. This word means to slake thirst, desires, passion, etc., according to the definition on Dictionary.com. Thus, along his journey, he tries to across the sea…
1. They found a house site where some planks and a great kettle were. With some heaps of sand and some baskets filled with corn of various colors and found some water to quench their thirst after trying to follow the Indians to their dwelling place. They also found two houses of the Indians covered with mats and some of their implements in them. Also found more of the Indians’ corn and some beans of many colors. They found two dead fishes (pilot whales) by the spot they had seen some Indians…
The book Anthem by Ayn Rand follows a character named Equality 7-2521. It is set in a dystopian world where the modern world has fallen. The society that equality is a part of has discarded the idea of individualism and only works for the whole of them. This society has these beliefs to maintain an ideal of equality. However, Equality thrusts to know more than he was given. He discovers hidden knowledge and the concept of individualism. He defied the laws of his city to quench his thirst for…
We all have been outside on the hot summer day. Where you open the door to the house and it feels like you just opened the refrigerator. You walk into the kitchen and you are parched. All you want is to drink some water. Just not your ordinary water out of a bottle. No, it has to be the perfect cup of water to quench your thirst. The first thing you do is go to the sink and wash your hands with soap and water. You have been outside playing in the sand, and mom doesn’t like it when you leave…
Text Question: Describe how people view Siddhartha. Then, explain why he is dissatisfied with his life. Siddhartha was a child with many great qualities: he was “apt to learn and so thirsty after knowledge” and he filled his mother with delight “when she saw him taking long strides, saw him sitting down and standing up, [...] [and] greeted her with impeccable manners.” His parents remarked Siddhartha as a strong and handsome man, who “growing within him a great sage and priest, a prince among…
indicating the love that he has for his wife. Since these two describing words are bringing forth emotions from both the husband and the wife it also brings together the whole case of Bradstreet and her husband being in love with each other. She starts off comparing her love to an unstoppable strength, then later on to an astonishing gift that will never and can never be repaid and then straight to a love that leads to immortality. “My love is such that rivers cannot quench, nor ought but love…
Christmas will be here before you know it, so in case you are struggling to come up with gift-giving ideas, I wanted to spread good cheer by offering my Christmas shopping list as inspiration for your list. Candy Babee Pink Riesling $10 Casual, moderate, and expert wine drinkers will love this selection from Chateau Diana. The Candy Babee Pink Reisling has a fruity flavor that balances out hot and spicy meals, specifically pears, peaches, apricots, and grapefruit. I admire this winery due…