Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Equilibrium of the Natural World and of Man It is beyond the shadow of a doubt that in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the natural world has a great deal of power. This is obvious and is seen many times throughout the story, occasions where the natural world dominating man. There is a very clear give and take relationship between the spirits of nature and the physical world. Any action from man will warrant a consequence from nature. The Rime of the…

that exists because there are readers and writers who are involved and engaged in human experience. This essay will discuss the mariners experience about creation of god and his expressions towards it. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge reveals the importance of God’s creations and the appreciation individual ought to have for them, no matter how small or great. In this piece, it is shown that how the mariner changes from seeing nature as an irritating thing that gets…

Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Rime of the Ancient Mariner demonstrates why humans should respect nature because when the Mariner kills the albatross, the…

situational irony can be found in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is about an old sailor who stops three guys on their way to a wedding and begins to tell a story about a disastrous journey he took. In the story, Coleridge writes, “Water, water, everywhere, / And all the boards did shrink; / Water, water, everywhere, / Nor any drop to drink." (Coleridge 3). This is an instance of situational irony because the mariner is…

Living Outside the Box In every book I have ever read in any English class, It was always because I had to read it. I never cared to think about the deeper meaning or if there was a lesson in the book and what it could have been. Now that I read books not only because it is part of my grade, but because I enjoy it, the deeper meaning of the book tends to pop out at me a little more. Life is filled with lessons, some obvious and some not. I would argue that Rudyard Kipling, the author of…

understanding of humans. Many authors and writers have written stories pertaining to the natural forces of life found within the forces of good and evil, authors such as Mary Shelley and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In both the novel Frankenstein and the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” Shelley and Coleridge write fictional tales about humans tinkering with life and the severe consequences caused by their actions. Both writers had a similar theme that attempted to condemn the act of “playing…

In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the Mariner recalled his story about unfortunate events he faced while at sea to a wedding guest. During the Mariner’s voyage, an Albatross guided him and his crew through a storm and brought them steady wind and good weather. The Mariner impulsively killed the Albatross, causing the Mariner to receive punishments for his cruelty. The punishments given to the Mariner was fitting for his crime because the pain of isolation and…

The Biblical Symphony of Rime of the Ancient Mariner In Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner the key to understanding the moral purpose of the story comes from the numerous biblical allusions in the poem. Coleridge designs his poem to be a moral parable to the life of a Christian in his time period, and his views on the failings and trappings of religion. His poem parallels the life of the mariner and the life of the wedding guest to Christians at different points in their…

who believe otherwise. People in the Romantic Era all embraced nature and it’s importance to the world and to us. Many poets and writers often expressed it in their writings. For example, in the story, “The Rime of an Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, he intends to show to his audience that nature is an important ally of humanity, by telling a story of a sailor having extremely bad luck after harming an element of nature. The Romantic Era did not focus on love or anything mushy of…

Humidity at Noon- A Modern, Mississippian Relation to ‘Frost at Midnight’ My babe so beautiful, it thrills my heart With tender gladness, thus to look at thee, And think that thou shalt learn far other lore And in far other scenes! Coleridge 53-56 I’ve grown up in a loving household; my early childhood was not nearly as dismal and troubled as many of the poets of the Romantic era were. My parents and other family members have always supported me in whatever activities I have wished to explore…