Read the following excerpt from Herman Melville's moby-dck, 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 pervasive desire to conquer nature
B. an exploration of humanity's dark side
C. a portrayal of animals as characters
D. a setting that is dark and foreboding