"After many years of inner turmoil, the nation of China was united once again under the Ming Dynasty. European ships also had arrived, exposing China to another culture's influence"
In "Kubla Khan," Coleridge describes the creation and destruction of Kubla Khan's palace in the exotic location of Xanadu, which gives the poem a dreamlike quality. Through the historical character of Kubla Khan, Coleridge uses the wild image of the Mongols to suggest that Kubla Khan is insane, implying that all creative actions are the acts of mad men.
The last lines bring the poem to a climatic close. Flashing eyes evoke the image of passionate creativity. By talking about "holy dread," Coleridge suggests that creation is both sacred and demonic.
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Calypso is speaking I believe, she was speaking about the double standard between gods and goddesses.
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