The Golden Era

“Goblin Market”, a poem by Christina Rossetti, was written in the Victorian Era during a time of vast social and economic change across Europe. Even though this period was during a time of female suppression and order, Rossetti exposes many social ideologies -such as purity and female education- fd through the journey of two sisters, Laura and Lizzie. Despite initial impressions of being a childhood fairytale, the suggestive use of language implies an underlying message of an erotic sexual…

extent. This desire, can be perceived in many ways through the many themes of Rossetti’s poetry. One of such ways could be through the poems of Goblin Market, and Light Love, these poems both give voice to themes of sexual desire. In the Victorian era, women who engaged in premarital sex were considered ‘fallen’, however, at the same time, women were beginning to explore their sexuality,…

Since its inception in the late eighteenth century, the Gothic movement has been fascinated with female bodies. This is especially true of Gothic poems of the Victorian Era, such as Robert Browning’s dramatic monologue Porphyria’s Lover (first published as Porphyria, 1836) and Christina Rossetti’s disturbing children’s fable Goblin Market (composed 1859, published 1862). Each poem demonstrates that, due to societal attitudes, a woman’s body has the potential to be dangerous to her, while also…

Elizabeth Era is known for the persecution of witchcraft and the ones who practices it, know as witches. The people during this time strongly believed about supernatural creatures and things and the most of the cases women were the ones who where more accused. The Elizabethans in England believed that witchcraft was involved with the devil and was something to cause harm, when in that time people were very superstitious for explain why things happened in the way it happened. The Elizabeth Era…

and Juliet is well known to essentially everyone. But this common phrase may never have been repeated if Shakespeare was not taught in schools ubiquitously. While studying Shakespeare, it is vital to contemplate the life he lived in the Elizabethan era. Three notable components of daily life in Elizabethan England include fashion, crime and punishment, and theatre life. A prominent piece of living in Elizabethan England was fashion. Fashion was used to show wealth and class. The upper…

During the Elizabethan era, a person’s clothes and fashion depended on his social status. These rules were specified in the Sumptuary Laws. These laws were explained to the citizens about the serious and harsh rules about what they could and could not wear from the color to the material of the clothing. These laws were made to limit the money of might been spent on clothing, accessories, and jewelry. In addition, these laws also showed the separated classes depended on the clothing that the…

Attendants, ca. 547, both illustrate powerful individuals from the time periods. While both artworks are about powerful leaders they have a wide stretch of time between them. The mosaic of Theodora and Her Attendants is a part of the Byzantine art era. Byzantine art was art produced in the middle ages, and usually centered in Constantinople. The artwork from this time were very connected with early Christianity in that most of the artwork and architecture were a part of a church, much like…

commonly known as the Elizabethan era. The Elizabethan epoch is seen by many as the pivotal point in English literature; historians regard it as being the golden age in England’s history. A plethora of books, movies, and plays, including many of Shakespeare’s works, were based on ideas and interests of the time. Consequently, many of his works are reminiscent of values and ideals found throughout this time period. Learning about the cultural norms during this era gives us insight on…

blame. I am not able to take back the love that I have for him, but neither am I now able to have him fall in love with me. Throughout their game of charades, what was he doing? He was sitting near Blanche who placed her head on her shoulder. The golden strands of her hair were touching his cheeks so…

During the Victorian era, the role and expectations of women is an issue of much discussion throughout the period. While there are instances of individuals challenging the social constructs that prevent a woman from expressing her own self-interests, many still support the idea of women being inherently self-sacrificing. Women are expected to be the epitome of elegance and womanly virtue, and should — above all else — maintain this idealized self-sacrificing attitude in all aspects of their…