1. Christina Rossetti

2. Life of Christina Rossetti
She was an English poet during the Romantic era.
Poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti was her brother.
She was sickly as a child, therefore educated privately.
She was engaged to an artist, but they broke it off due to religious differences.
She preferred solitary pursuits, and rejected her brother’s socialite lifestyle that most poets and artists joined in during their time.

3. Themes in Christina Rossetti’s Poetry
denial vs. desire
religious vs. sensual imagery
gender roles
silenced and objectified woman vs. empowered and free woman

4. TPCASTT of “Goblin Market”
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Read and annotate the poem. Paying close attention to imagery, tone, alliteration, good vs. evil, and the potential themes of the poem

5. “Goblin Market” Combines a fairytale motif and sensual imagery
Both a cautionary tale and a criticism of female’s lack of freedom
Religious allegory of temptation and redemption
Ideal “angel” female vs. erotic “fallen” female