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Goblin Market Violence Quotes
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| Their looks were evil. (397) |
The goblins are just beginning to show signs of violence. Earlier in the poem they were just funny or strange; now they're starting to look "evil."
| They trod and hustled her, |
The long list of verbs really emphasizes the violence in this scene. The goblins don't just "claw" her, they do all kinds of terrible things.
| Held her hands and squeezed their fruits |
This is probably the most violent image in the poem. The goblins pin Lizzie's hands and try to force-feed her. Many critics read this as an attempted rape. Does your reading of this scene change based on whether or not this action is attempted rape?
| Thought the goblins cuffed and caught her, |
In spite of all the violence and beating, Lizzie refuses to make a sound. By refusing to submit or cry out in pain, Lizzie turns the violence of the goblins into her own gain.
| Swift fire spread through her veins, knocked at her heart, |
Laura's recovery is described with very violent images. She experiences something like a battle between the two "fire[s]" in her body.
