Christina Rosetti's poem “Goblin Market” contains elements of Christianity and sexuality; however, Christian elements prevail and are more influential than sexual elements. Throughout “Goblin Market,” Christianity makes its way into the story. At first, the goblin men try to convince Laura and Lizzie to buy their bounty of fruit. A similar event occurred in Christianity. In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were forbidden by God to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Although he was forbidden to eat from the tree, Satan tempted Eve to eat the fruit, and she and Adam both ate from the tree; they gave in to temptation. Additionally, the goblin men go into detail about the type of fruit they have; two types of fruit they offered were pomegranates and figs. Pomegranates are considered the original fruit of the Garden of Eden, but in art and media they are depicted as an apple. Figs are also considered the fruit that Adam and Eve ate. Furthermore, after eating the fruit of the tree, Adam and Eve used fig leaves to cover their naked bodies. Despite these Christian contexts, a sexual undertone can also be taken from the goblin men's attempts to tempt Laura and Lizzie. Instead of the literal fruit, the goblin men may attempt to force Laura and Lizzie to engage in sexual acts with them (i.e. the forbidden fruit). Laura and Lizzie's initial reactions to the goblin men's offers can be interpreted as having a Christian or sexual context. . After the goblin men describe what they have to offer Laura and Lizzie, the girls try to ignore them and refrain from giving in to their temptation. Laura "bowed her head to listen", and Lizzie "veiled...... middle of paper...... is strongly resisting the offers of the goblin men and Laura considering them, the characteristics of the goblins are listed. For example, one looked like a cat, one was like a mouse, one was like a ratel (a honey badger), etc. Cats are considered intelligent, rats are sneaky and often considered dirty and vile, and ratels do whatever they want whenever they want, regardless of the consequences. Furthermore, all animals act on instinct and are not aware of good or evil as humans are. Although animals have no awareness of good and evil, in chapter five , verse eight of 1 Peter, the devil is stated to prowl about like a lion, “looking for someone to devour.” Goblin men may be representative of Satan. The literal lion is most active at night, seeking prey in the poem the goblin men only come out at night and actively look for someone to try to buy their fruit.