The only sound in the world is the one of waves crashing against the hot sand. The only smell is one of salt in the air. You feel the hot sensation of your skin under the blazing sun. This heavenly scene stresses emotion, nature, and a simple lifestyle. Those are three emphases of Romanticism, a powerful theme that values the natural world above reason and logic. In Romantic works, trees, mountains, and lakes are not only commonly seen, but have a restorative power on the soul. Romanticism, although first introduced as a response to the rigid society brought up by the Enlightenment era, soon became influential in great literature like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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Many Romantics believe that efforts to control or abuse nature are sinful acts that don’t go unpunished. Coleridge conveys his message in his poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. The mariner, an old man aged with wisdom, sets sail and does not travel far before he makes a decision he later regrets. On his voyage, he comes across an albatross bird and impulsively kills it with his crossbow. By killing this bird, a symbol of purity, the mariner has offended god and nature. His punishment is to be haunted indefinitely, causing him to spend the rest of his life questioning his actions toward nature, by the spirit who loved the bird, "God save thee, ancient mariner! From the fiends, that plague thee thus! – Why look'st thou so?" "With my crossbow I shot the albatross.” (I.18-20). Coleridge is emphasizing the fact that harming nature is harming ourselves as all are interconnected, therefore explaining the importance of a Romantic theme in this poem. This is not only seen in “The Rime of the
Romanticism is not …show more content…
Many Romantics believe that efforts to control or abuse nature are sinful acts that don’t go unpunished. Coleridge conveys his message in his poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. The mariner, an old man aged with wisdom, sets sail and does not travel far before he makes a decision he later regrets. On his voyage, he comes across an albatross bird and impulsively kills it with his crossbow. By killing this bird, a symbol of purity, the mariner has offended god and nature. His punishment is to be haunted indefinitely, causing him to spend the rest of his life questioning his actions toward nature, by the spirit who loved the bird, "God save thee, ancient mariner! From the fiends, that plague thee thus! – Why look'st thou so?" "With my crossbow I shot the albatross.” (I.18-20). Coleridge is emphasizing the fact that harming nature is harming ourselves as all are interconnected, therefore explaining the importance of a Romantic theme in this poem. This is not only seen in “The Rime of the