Sisi: The Gothic Heroine Pt. II

In a previous blog positing I discussed Empress Sisi and her Gothic traits. She seems to fit the Gothic aesthetic because she is in a way, a trapped damsel in distress. She is imprisoned and unhappy, forced into social conventions. She also has some of the Romantic, Gothic traits; she was emotional, head strong, and she attempted to resist the oppression that she felt. When we toured the Sisi museum we learned that many of Sisi's servants adored her for her kindness, but at the same time she could be a hard ruler. Franz also worshiped her; throughout his offices and apartments were portraits, at times even scandalous for the period, of Sisi. She had many characteristics that made her out to be a Gothic heroine.