Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge is one of the greatest writers of his time period. ... Coleridge was born on October 21, 1772, in Devonshire, England. ... Wordsworth brought out the best in Coleridge, and Coleridge, in turn, did the same for Wordsworth. ... Despite these character flaws, he had a great sense of self-analysis that helped him to overcome his shortcomings (Kilvert 42). ... Coleridge and Hutchinson quickly fell for each other despite the fact that Coleridge was married. ...

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There are essentially three characters: an omnipresent narrator, the wedding guest, and the ancient mariner. ... What's also significant is how this quote supports how the mariner could be thought of as Coleridge's echo in that he – at least to a certain extent – reflects Coleridge's moral attitudes. Likewise, to understand Coleridge's moral outlook, one must pay close attention to the way he describes events through the voice of the mariner. ... Instead of using the word "master," Coleridge uses "lord" which implies God. ... This is the fun...

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Coleridge's father, Reverend John Coleridge, died three years later (Fry, 3). ... Both character's isolation causes them to undergo drastic changes in their mentalities and lifestyles. The main resemblance between the two characters is their wandering characteristics, and becomes evident during the middle years of Coleridge's life. ... The drought ends and it begins to rain (Coleridge, 50). ... The ship goes on to finally reach a harbor (Coleridge, 64). ...

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Coleridge's father, Reverend John Coleridge, died three years later (Fry, 3). ... Both character's isolation causes them to undergo drastic changes in their mentalities and lifestyles. The main resemblance between the two characters is their wandering characteristics, and becomes evident during the middle years of Coleridge's life. ... The drought ends and it begins to rain (Coleridge, 50). ... The ship goes on to finally reach a harbor (Coleridge, 64). ...

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," has been widely criticized, discussed and interpreted ever since it was written in 1797. ... The main character of the poem, The Ancient Mariner, has much natural and biblical symbolism; a long with people he meets, and place he goes to during his journey. ... The message of this ballad form poem that Coleridge was trying to get across, is through all the evil, good can still shine through. ... "Coleridge, Samuel Taylor,"" Microsoft ® Encarta ® Online Encyclopedia 2003 encarta.msn.com © 1997-2003 Microsoft Corp. ...

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"The Rime of The Ancient Mariner," written by Thomas Coleridge, explores a number of psychological states. Coleridge focuses closely upon the loneliness and isolation endured by the Mariner. ... Thus, Coleridge communicates that similarly, the protagonist was isolated - in his instance, from companions. ... It is highly abstract - constantly moving between characters, locations and perspectives, thus inverting the typical conception of journeying and existence. ... Coleridge poses a similar question in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." ...

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In combining repression, intellectualization, and projection, the interpreter is able to construct an explanation of the significance and concealed meaning of a character(s). ... (Coleridge, 35). ... / Instead of the cross, the Albatross / About my neck was hung" (Coleridge, 37). ... (Coleridge, 33). ... / She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, / That slid into my soul" (Coleridge, 51). ...

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Coleridge and Wordsworth shared sympathies which allied them as political radicals and two of the most important writers in England. ... With this merging of artistic and social change, their revolutionary ideals prescribed a rejection of contrived higher-class sensibilities and acceptance of basic human passions and characters. ... In doing so, Coleridge effectively transgresses two traditions of poetics. ... The intentional archaisms of Coleridge are not identifiable with the common speech of Wordsworth. ... Furthermore, the pain and suffering that Wordsworth attempts to portray in his stori...

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Coleridge describes an imaginative journey and then pauses to reflect upon it, analyse it and admire the revelation it inspired. ... S.T Coleridge uses language to engage the senses of the reader. ... By doing so he wishes to transport us on his many journeys such that we ask ourselves the same big questions that were asked by his characters. ... However, much like in Coleridge's Kubla Khan, the room is merely a fragment of her vision. ... Using first and third person narrative Tully's character, lifestyle and passions come to life. ...

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Coleridge also writes about God, spirits, and curses in this poem. ... Later in the poem, all of the shipmates drop dead (Coleridge 8). ... Coleridge shows that all should appreciate nature and not damage what surrounds them. ... Keats realizes that the characters on the urn are in harmonious happiness because they are frozen in time and are always anticipating something. ... Coleridge feels that nature is sacred and no one should damage it. ...

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It is therefore unsurprising that the Coleridge poems, Dracula and The Bloody Chamber all display this theme, a breach of the character's moral and pious integrity in their desperation to satisfy their curiosity. In Stoker's novel, temptation is issued from the prurient and lascivious female characters. ... The temptation of protagonists is similarly presented in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, where the characters are enticed by nightmare life in death, 'her lips were red, her looks were free'8. ... Likewise, Coleridge's early life was dictated by his father's ...

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Both William Wordsworth's poem "Resolution and Independence" and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of The Ancient Mariner" illustrate the ways in which human beings can forfeit or lose this joy and also recover it. ... While at first Wordsworth's inward trap does not seem prideful, the completely careless act of murder performed by Coleridge's main character, the ancient mariner, is visibly rooted in arrogance. ... To purposefully put oneself outside of the connection is to enter into "Romantic Hell," and Coleridge makes it known that this could lead to p...

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The poem I chose to explore based on its imagery is "Kubla Khan" written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. "Kubla Khan" is a mixture of delightful images that Coleridge writes about symbolically. This story portrayed through the imagery encompasses spirituality Coleridge longs to be connected with. ... The first figure or agent in the land of Xanadu, is Khan, a character immediately identified as being important and powerful: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan/ A stately pleasure dome decree" (ll. 1-2) The Khan appears to be the ultimate warrior for his words shape his utopian reality. ... Coleridge de...

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On a literal level, "Christabel," by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, is a tale of the chaste heroine who unwittingly brings peril into her home in the guise of the beautiful and mysterious stranger, a story not unlike many other supernatural tales of the era. Coleridge's work, however, progresses beyond the standard horror story as is revealed through the interpretation of the abundant symbols and unconscious material of the poem, both of which disguise many underlying conflicts and fears. ... The dichotomy between the two aspects has been lessened as the relationship between the characters deve...

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Samuel Coleridge presents a narrative style text in Kubla Khan with a birth, life and death theme with each it's own stanza. ... "The gardens bright with sinuous rills" and "sunny spots of greenery" was well as "forests as ancient as the hills" shows Coleridge's and most of the Romantic Poets love if the natural environment. ... An oppostitional reading to the poem Kubla Khan is that it was not so much an authentic emotive and imaginative poem, but more the drug-induced ravings of Samuel Coleridge, who one day drifted into a fantasy that was Xanadu. ... An alternative or oppo...

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The purpose of a soliloquy is to outline the innermost thoughts of a certain character at a point in the play. These thoughts deal with the true feelings of a character and give insight into what a character is thinking about and how their mind works. ... Hamlets first soliloquy is essential to the play because it highlights his inner conflict caused by the tragic events in the play (Coleridge). ... In Act 4, Scene 4, Hamlet compares his inaction with Fortinbras's action (Coleridge). ... Hamlet killed Claudius in an impulsive act, thus overcoming his tragic flaw (Coleridge). ...

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Factual symbol for Coleridge is sacramental (Barth, Symbolic, 13). ... Coleridge was partial to women's rights. ... Other reviewers find the religiousness of Coleridge evident, such as R.L. ... Paul Youngquist feels that Coleridge takes imagination as a divine agent. ... Indirectly, the main characters relate to God as well, as characters of God. ...

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"And Coleridge, too, has lately taken wing, But like a hawk encumbered with his hood,- Explaining metaphysics to the nation- I wish he would explain his Explanation." (316, ll. 13-16) With having read some of Coleridge's pieces, one could easily come to the realization that Coleridge was a little unexplained. ... "I had bewildered myself in metaphysics, and in theological controversy", a line from Coleridge's Biographia Literaria. ... Byron felt that a poet was a poet and nothing else, Coleridge had too many other ventures, such as the other poets were just simple minded, ...

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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in the late 1700s. ... It also provides background information needed to understand the characters and action. ... Samuel Taylor Coleridge tells this by using an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement that I have just explained. ...

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Coleridge criticised the Gothic portrayal of women in terms of either "shameless harlotry" or "trembling innocence". ... Identity is insecure in both these characters giving them good reason to be trembling and insecure. ... Matilda's character is a romantic sketch of a sensual woman who wields natural and supernatural powers. I have already discussed the character of Agnes and how she can fit into both of Coleridge's categories whilst at the same time not truly fitting into either comfortably. ... Where Coleridge's statement is flawed however is that he does not recognise...

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Jane Austen and Samuel Coleridge both did not agree that this was necessarily a good influence on society. ... Samuel Coleridge shares his opinion of gothic novels stating that they have no value. Coleridge thought that gothic novels provide unfathomable characters that the gothic romance authors have come up with very quickly and have not put much thought into. ... Therefore, Coleridge is able to give the society something to read with value that is interesting but does not become foolish. ... Coleridge and Austen's opinion of gothic novels show a shift that was beginning in society....

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Prologue William Wordsworth is possibly the greatest Romantic poet to ever live. In his writings, his use of vivid descriptions, symbolism, and imagery are unmatched by any author past or present. Reading the poetry of Wordsworth is a unique experience that is both intellectual and enjoyable. ...

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Coleridge describes Iago as "motiveless malignity", but it seems as though Coleridge was slightly off. ... He is an excellent judge of character and uses this to his advantage. ... Iago shows no remorse in manipulating an innocent such as Roderigo for his own bidding, which re-enforces the malignancy assigned to him by Coleridge. ... But, as we know, the complete lack of conscience in his character won't let Iago stop there. ...

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The great intrigue comes from the ambiguity of the play and it's characters. ... The character Hamlet, alone, has over two dozen critics from Quinn to Coleridge. ... However, I will take a stand with Coleridge and speak about Hamlet's genius and cognitive activity. ... (Coleridge. 35) He knows of nothing else but thought and reason. ... He sees his character as something most desirable; and the character of Horatio as even more coveted. ...

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