The relation of romance to superstition and supernatural is a close one at best. The romantic authors at the time used supernatural and superstition as a romantic endeavor. The language they used, the context they used that language in and the setting of that particular scene in the story as well. They used supernatural and superstitious topics as a way to romance a theme that was not particularly romanced at the time. This happens prominently in The Monk by Matthew Lewis and “The Rime of an Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Coleridge as well. These three stories show a different way of using that superstition and supernatural in a way that romances the way we look at it. It also, in turn, analyzes how superstition and supernatural were used by the authors and if they were aware of their uses of it.
In The Monk by Matthew Lewis, there are supernatural and superstitious forces throughout the book. The earliest encounter of the supernatural is when the gypsy comes into the story, fairly early at that and she warns Antonia about her demise. The gypsy says, “But, …show more content…
Coleridge uses the supernatural in a way that is storytelling. He even uses the romantic language to show that supernatural and romanticism go hand-in-hand like Lewis. When the Mariner has an encounter with life and death, they are described as: “Her lips were red, her looks were free, / Her locks were yellow as gold: / Her skin was as white as leprosy (448). The way that Coleridge describes Life-in-Death is as if it is something beautiful and how her lips were red and her looks were free. That she looked like someone that was a free body, someone that was a she even. She was a lady and death, or the Grim Reaper even, was always known to be a he. The myth is that Death was a he and that is how it is depicted in TV shows and movies as
In The Monk by Matthew Lewis, there are supernatural and superstitious forces throughout the book. The earliest encounter of the supernatural is when the gypsy comes into the story, fairly early at that and she warns Antonia about her demise. The gypsy says, “But, …show more content…
Coleridge uses the supernatural in a way that is storytelling. He even uses the romantic language to show that supernatural and romanticism go hand-in-hand like Lewis. When the Mariner has an encounter with life and death, they are described as: “Her lips were red, her looks were free, / Her locks were yellow as gold: / Her skin was as white as leprosy (448). The way that Coleridge describes Life-in-Death is as if it is something beautiful and how her lips were red and her looks were free. That she looked like someone that was a free body, someone that was a she even. She was a lady and death, or the Grim Reaper even, was always known to be a he. The myth is that Death was a he and that is how it is depicted in TV shows and movies as