Religion and myth really do weave their way into literature, and this holds true for the poem, “Goblin Market” by Christina Rossetti. The way in which Rossetti wrote this poem allows for a multitude of different interpretations and criticisms of it. However, I find the mythological strategy to be the most prevalent. The biblical and mythological connections within this poem make this strategy most effective in interpreting Rossett’s rationale and inspiration for writing this notable piece of literature. A multitude of instances within the text revealed a similar resemblance between Jesus Christ and Lizzie. Conventionally, Christ is seen as a holy figure who gave up his life for the sins of people on Earth. Through Lizzie’s plight with the goblins where they “coaxed and fought her, bullied and besought her,... [but] Lizzie uttered not a word,” she was giving herself up to aid her sister, closing paralleling the actions of Christ (12). Additionally, a timeline of crucial events in Jesus’s life chronologically line up with those of Laura’s. Jesus’s Last Supper with his disciplines is seen to be one of the most important events recounted in the Bible. When Laura was…show more content… In greek mythology, Pandora’s Box was believed to contain the evils of the world. Similar to Pandora, the woman who ended up opening this box out of curiosity, Laura let her inquisitiveness take over her, causing her to disobey Laura by letting the goblins’ offers charm her. Both her and Pandora went against warnings of respected figures in their lives. Just like Pandora opened the box, Laura “clipped a precious golden lock… then sucked their fruit globes fair or red” (4). Indeed, this serves as another mythological connection within this poem. It exemplifies the true power of curiosity inherent in people and the lengths they are willing to go fulfil this desire to find out what is peaking their
