Samuel Coleridge’s allegorical poem of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner tells of a story of an old mariner who destroys a beautiful piece of nature‚ in this case‚ an albatross‚ without any reasoning and suffers from his punishment from nature where in the end‚ learns to recognize the beauty of it. Readers at the time perceive the poem with religious interpretations; however it was not until the conclusion of the Romanticism period that the poem is recognized for its thematic undertones concerning
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punishment for his sin‚ is redeemed from his sin‚ and is required to share his testimony with others. The ancientmariner makes the wrong decision when he decides to kill the albatross. He did not have any need to kill the albatross. He did not have anything else to do. He didn’t even think about what would happen if he killed the albatross. He just did it. Most of the time when we make decisions we do not weigh the consequences. The mariner realizes that he has “done a hellish thing” (2.91). He does realize
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narrative when the albatross shows up to steer the ship when all the men on the ship are lost in the seas of Antartica. The albatross symbolized hope for all the men on the ship‚ however the tale takes a turn for the worst when the Mariner decides to kills the albatross. The setting in the tale after the death of the albatross completely shifts to a dark and gloomy environment. Because the albatross symbolized hope and security‚ the men were filled with rage once the Mariner shot the albatross. After the
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The Ancient Mariner’s punishment for killing the albatross is fair. After killing the Albatross and committing a crime against nature‚ the Ancient Mariner is punished by the spiritual and natural world. The Ancient Mariner is now living in his nightmare as a reality and suffering each day for his wrong doing. Now that he has done wrong‚ he pays for it by being miserable and wiser. He is now telling his story‚ not because he has to‚ but because he wants everyone to know that he made a mistake that
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Ancient Mariner” it is impossible to believe that Coleridge was not thinking of the mysterious wind that blows on the Mariner‚ without any awareness of the wind as a Biblical symbol of the Holy Spirit. Coleridge could also associate the murder of the albatross with the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The reader is told that the Polar Spirit “loved the bird that loved the man / Who shot him with his bow” (Line 404). Signifying a strong tie/bond between the two. This bond not only relates to the ‘love between
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christian catholics use it when they are praying they hold it in their hands and believe it brings them one step closer to god and helps clear their sins. As we can see the Mariner had committed a major sin by killing one of God’s creation which was the Albatross that was like a companion the the Mariner and his crew when they felt most sad and alone in the middle of nowhere. Now for the penance of the mariner as we can see he had to go around warning people of the drastic consequences that could happen when
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But in following the ship the Polar Spirit seeks to avenge the death of the Albatross. Coleridge explains that “the lonesome spirit from the south pole carries on the ship as far as the Line‚ in obedience to the angelic troop‚ but still requireth vengeance” and is convinced to leave the ship‚ only when it is informed that “penance long and heavy for the ancient Mariner has been accorded” (Allison et al.‚
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tradition. In the Rime of the Ancient Mariner‚ Coleridge uses the symbol of the albatross to convey the mariner’s journey toward salvation. This theme is imparted early on in the poem. The sailors welcome the albatross as a sign of good omen(Coleridge 64). Practically‚ its presence suggests there may be food nearby. Described as a Christian bird‚ it alludes to Noah’s flood story from Genesis. Ironically‚ the albatross allows the mariner’s boat to continue sailing‚ unlike Noah’s promise of dry land
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bestowed upon him as seemed fit by the spiritual world. The albatross came to the side of the Mariner’s ship and served as a guide for it. “At lengths did cross an albatross through the fog it came; As if it had been a Christian soul‚ we hailed it in God’s name.”(64-66). Coleridge tells us that the albatross was a natural living gift from the spiritual world. The Ancient Mariner however commits the crime of killing the Albatross. “God save thee‚ Ancient Mariner! From the fiends‚ that plague thee
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Because he killed the albatross‚ the Mariner suffers a terrible curse‚ stranded alone on a ship surrounded by his dead crewmates and at the mercy of Mother Nature. An albatross hangs around his neck as a constant reminder to his blunder and the hovering curse. However‚ the albatross finally falls from the Mariner’s neck‚ when he begins focusing less on himself and exhibits a greater appreciation and respect for nature’s creatures‚ mingled with heartfelt remorse for killing the albatross. In Part V‚ Coleridge
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