The Poetry of Rossetti (Christina) Questions and Answers
The Poetry of Rossetti (Christina)
How does "Goblin Market" explore the idea of sacrifice?
The idea of sacrifice is explored in Christian terms by Christina Rossetti in her most famous poem "Goblin Market." Here, Lizzie potentially sacrifices her life by going to the goblins to get some...
The Poetry of Rossetti (Christina)
Explain Christina Rossetti's poem "When I am dead, my dearest".
The speaker of the poem is uncertain about death, the afterlife and her own self-pity or vanity. She asks her dearest not to mourn her death but she also leaves room for doubt whether or not she...