Sisi was a living gothic heroine.

Sisi is a gothic heroine for several reasons. she was trapped and imprisoned in her marriage which caused her to be isolated from her friends and family. She was also in mourning for so much of her life because of her two children. and her husband passing away. Sisi was very emotional, like the Romantic movement encouraged people to be; the people admired Sisi because of this, however she didn't fit in very well and was somewhat mentally unstable. Sisi also lived in a very gothic setting, the Habsburg palace, which was dark and depressing. Sisi was very unhappy that she couldn’t do the things that she wanted to do like ride her horses or play with her pets, she missed her past life very much. Overall she was a very gothic figure.