Read the following excerpt from Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, in which Captain Ahab is about to toss a harpoon at the great white whale:
Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; from hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.
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 portrayal of animals as characters
C.
A pervasive desire to conquer nature
D.
An exploration of humanity's dark side
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D. An exploration of humanity's dark side
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