White Rose of Avalon

Literature

  • Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is my analysis of the poem Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti.    I accessed the poem at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44996/goblin-market.   Like with my other poetry analysis posts, I will be interspersing my opinions throughout the text of the actual poem! As a warning, this one…

  • Winter & the Earth Element

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is going to be all about the connection between the Winter season and the Earth element.   While many think of the Earth element being most alive in Spring when everything is in bloom, or in Summer when plants are at their peak,…

  • Dead & Undead Brides

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about the concept of Dead and Undead Brides!   I have long had a love of the morbid and the macabre, being a huge fan of Edgar Allan Poe, especially of his stories of lost beloved ladies.    I love the idea…

  • Why We All Hate Raoul

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today I am doing a bonus continuation of my Phantom of the Opera Gothic Romance Week, with a post about why everyone in the Phantom Fandom (or more appropriately Phandom) hates Raoul. Raoul is the Viscount de Chagny and he is introduced alongside his brother,…

  • Why I Ship Erik, Rooting for Villains and Byronic Heroes

    Welcome to the Final Day of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings! Today’s topic is why I root for Erik, and villains and Byronic Heroes in general.   Anyone who is familiar with my blog here will know that I am a huge lover of anti-heroes, Byronic Heroes,…

  • A Very Gothic Love Triangle

    Welcome to Day Six of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s topic is the love triangle of Erik, Christine, and Raoul.    This love triangle sits at the very core of the story, as Erik’s obsessive love for Christine and Raoul’s jealousy over Christine’s ‘Angel of…

  • Christine Daae, Phantom Heroine

    Welcome to Day Three of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    As today is Femme Fatale Friday, the topic of this post is Christine Daae, of course.    The character of Christine is the one in the story that I have related most heavily to throughout the…

  • Announcing Gothic Romance Week 2023!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s post is a special announcement that beginning tomorrow I will be doing this year’s Gothic Romance Week.   This will likely come as no surprise to regular readers, given I do Gothic Romance Week every year for the week leading up to Samhain/Halloween.   …

  • My Thoughts on The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s post is going to be a review featuring my thoughts on the new Netflix horror series The Fall of the House of Usher.    It was just released last Thursday, and from what I have seen it seems to have been getting some pretty…

  • 5 Witchy Book Series to Help You Embrace the Season of the Witch!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s post is a list of five fun witchy book series to fully embrace the Season of the Witch.    I do want to acknowledge that chose not to include the Harry Potter books, as although I love them, they have always felt like cozy…