COVE

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christiana Rossetti's brother,  illustrated what he thought the goblins looked like and the two sisters. The poem describes each goblin to be different from the other. Each goblin had a distinct taunt, and look. Notice that the goblins are not fully humans, they contain animal features. One shaped like an owl, one a dog, one a cat, and so on. They were described like some hungry men, they constantly taunted the two sisters until one finally gave in. This is common in the world today, men use this strategy. Women fall victim to men in some ways, but most stand strong...

 This painting was created by Dante Gabriel Rossetti showimg a feeble woman laying against a will seeming to give herself to her ex lover.  This painting is a visualization of prostitution during the 1800's.  Another viewpoint of this painting is a woman who seems to be fighting off a man, but she seems as if she is weak. As you pay close attention to the details you will see how she has a cape to cover her head and dress that goes down to her ankles. During the Victorian era women were often seen as the “Angel in the House”. According to the Victorian poets’ women were expected to be...