 He explicitly was interested in the Satanic, and he frequently sought to portray the double-threat of Satan and Woman.At times, his only goal was the portrayal of a woman he'd observed debasing herself in the pursuit of her own pleasure.It has been suggested that, no matter how horrific and perverse his images could be, Rops' invocation of supernatural elements was sufficient to keep Baudelaire situated in a spiritually aware universe that maintained a cynical kind of hope, even if the poetry "requires a strong stomach."