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.
An exploration of humanity's dark side
B.
A pervasive desire to conquer nature
C.
A portrayal of animals as characters
D.
A setting that is dark and foreboding