Rime of the ancient mariner film5/9/2023 ![]() In Pirates of the Caribbean, the primary setting is the Caribbean Sea and its settlements (such as Port Royal, Jamaica, and the island of Tortuga, Haiti), which were mysterious and otherworldly to the Europeans newcomers. By setting the story at sea, in the most unknown of all places on Earth, Antarctica, the poem has a much darker and ominous tone. Sailors were superstitious as a result of the likelihood of death on the water. Sailors’ myths were often sublime and supernatural, as the ocean is extremely mysterious and cause for much suspicion. ![]() “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” plays off the legends and myths surrounding the sea, most of which were passed down from sailors. ![]() The Pirates of the Caribbean series contains many links to Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem, “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” The poem is full of Gothic tropes and nautical lore, which the Disney franchise plays off of. Gothic Origins “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” ![]()
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