Elements Of Romanticism In The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

The Romantic period was a very important period for literature. It took place from the year 1785 to 1832 and was a period in which new poetry forms were explored and writing was a way in which people could express their experiences, emotions and imagination. Although there are many characteristics of the Romantic period, the rejection of industrialization, the inclusion of supernatural or mythological elements and the growing views of woman are the main characteristics in works that really show the spirit of romanticism. As industrialization began, Romantic writers began to argue of how “Man’s art” or man-made machinery was harmful to nature. In the poem “Steamboats, Viaducts, and Railway”, written in 1833, we are presented with a point of …show more content…
In “The Rime of The Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, we are presented with the story of an old sailor, the Mariner, who stops a fellow wedding guest at a wedding ceremony to tell him of his painful tragic story of how his ignorance killed his crew of sailors and almost got himself killed. As the Mariner tells the guest his story, he tells him of how he killed the Albatross, a bird that was guiding him and the other sailors through their journey, just because of ignorance. After he reveals of why he killed the Albatross, he tells the wedding guest that his crewmates belief a spirit was following them: “The Spirit that plagued us so; Nine fathom deep he had followed us From the land of mist and snow” (Coleridge ). This small addition of a supernatural element is what made the reading successful in representing the Romantic Period. This reading demonstrates that the level of beliefs of something supernatural or different being out there in the world is what truly shows the true spirit of …show more content…
The Romantic period is known for having some of the most phenomenal female Romantic period writers. An example of an extraordinary female is Anna Laetitia Bardauld. Anna Laetitia Bardauld is known from writing the poem: “The Rights of Woman” in the year of 1792. In this poem, Anna Laetitia is talking about women taking a stand to rule and to be as equal as men were during this time period “Yes, injured Woman! rise, asser thy right!” (Bardauld ). Anna Laetitia calls for women to rise and take a stand against men and their oppression through out most of the poem. However, towards the end of the poem, she brings up a point in which she states that if the desire to be equal would disappear and actually be equal in men and women cared equally for one another. This point sets her apart from other writers and puts her into a Romantic writer who sets different point of view towards the views of women and their beliefs. “The Rights of Woman” depicts a spirit of romanticism which allows for both men and woman to work as one to gain equal