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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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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Samuel Taylor Coleridge describes Iago's plan as "motive-hunting of a motiveless malignity" (413). ... Yet, beyond his "normalcy", he's an intriguing character, able to make things happen through manipulation. Many have seen this character as evil, but what is Iago's motivation? ... There does not seem to be anything in his character that would suggest that he would do something so terrible. ... Does the character lack self-confidence? ...

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge describes Iago's plan as "motive-hunting of a motiveless malignity" (413). ... Yet, few could call this intriguing character ordinary as he does a variety of things in the context of the work that might be construed as rather extraordinary. ... Many have seen this character as evil, but what is Iago's motivation? ... There does not seem to be anything in his character that would suggest that he would do something so terrible. ... Does the character lack self-confidence? ...

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One such critic, Samuel Taylor Coleridge aptly describes Othello's Iago as being a villain of "motive-less Malignity". In other words, Iago's only reason for destroying the lives of the characters in the play is that he is an evil person. ... As the play progresses on, Iago seems to be losing sight of what his original motive was and is solely intent on destroying the lives of the characters around him. ...

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