Culpability and wrongdoing are often used motifs in poem and prose. Guilt and penance used in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner as not only a plot device but a window into the human psyche of… Continue reading
When thinking about the Romantic period, some incorrectly think of love and happily ever after in stories and poetry. Even though writers did focus on those specific themes, they were also heavily focused… Continue reading
Ever since Adam and Eve were evicted from paradise, countless stories have been written that include characters removed from society that have little or no contact with others. From Robinson Crusoe to more… Continue reading
Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is an epic gothic poem in the romantic period that emphasizes the importance of seeing the beauty in all of God’s creatures. The poem… Continue reading
