Question

Pilgrim's Progress was written at the end of the 17th century, Rime of the Ancient Mariner was written at the end of the 18th century and "Young Goodman Brown was written at the beginning of the 19th century. Yet all three are written in the same tone as the English used to write the King James Bible. True or False?

Answer 1

The statement is false; while Pilgrim's Progress has some similarity in tone to the King James Bible, Rime of the Ancient Mariner and "Young Goodman Brown" reflect the Romantic literary movement of their times with distinct language and tone.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that Pilgrim's Progress, written at the end of the 17th century, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, written at the end of the 18th century, and "Young Goodman Brown", written at the beginning of the 19th century, all share the same tone as the English used in the King James Bible is false. While all these works are old, their language and tone vary significantly, reflecting the linguistic and literary evolution over time. Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan, captures the theological and spiritual language of its time somewhat akin to the King James Bible. However, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" incorporate Romantic elements and original self-expression, which are more representative of their respective periods and differ from the biblical tone.