Coleridge's Revolutions: Identifying the Incorrect Option

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, writing near the end of the Romantic age around 1832, identified significant societal shifts in England, which he termed "three silent revolutions". The question asks to identify the option that does not represent one of these revolutions.

Analyzing Coleridge's Revolutions

Based on historical context and Coleridge's known commentaries, the revolutions generally refer to:

• The changing relationship between established institutions and professions (Option A: Professions moving away from Church dominance).
• The evolving role and influence of media (Option D: The Press becoming independent or separate from purely literary aims).
• The separation of intellectual and artistic pursuits from practical, professional life (Option C: Literature diverging from the needs or influence of the Professions).

Identifying the Wrong Option

Option B, "When the fraternity fell off from the society," does not align with the specific intellectual and institutional shifts Coleridge highlighted. While societal changes occurred, this phrasing doesn't capture the essence of the 'silent revolutions' concerning the Church, Professions, Literature, and the Press as understood in literary and historical analysis.

Therefore, the incorrect option is B.