Read the following excerpt from Herman Melville's Moby-D!€%, in which Captain Ahab sits alone in the cabin of his ship and broods:
They think me mad – Starbuck does; but I'm demoniac, I am madness maddened! That wild madness that's only calm to comprehend itself! The prophecy was that I should be dismembered; and – Aye! I lost this leg. I now prophesy that I will dismember my dismemberer.What trait of Gothic literature does this passage have in common with Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"?
A. A setting that is dark and foreboding B. A preoccupation with fate and destiny C. An exploration of humanity's dark side D. An unreliable perspective on events
Herman Melville created Captain Ahab during a sea voyage. Melville depicts Ahab as an egotistic and pompous foe at times, and a wise and long-lost man at others.
