The Rime of Ancient Mariner

Part 4th• Fear of guest• because he is unnaturally

skinny, and wrinkled that he resembles the sand, and possesses a "glittering eye.“

• The Ancient Mariner assures him that he has not returned from the dead; he is the only sailor who did not die on his ship, but rather drifted in lonely, scorching agony.

Isolation

Alone, alone all, all alone alone on a wide wide sea

And never a saint took pity on My soul is an agony

Isolation

• In Christian writings, pride basic sins• As the proverb says, pride goeth before the fall• It's not clear exactly why the Mariner shoots the

albatross • He thought they could do without this bird whose

arrival happened to coincide with a lot of good luck. • The poem takes elements from the stories of Adam

and Eve and the crucifixion of Christ and weaves them into an entirely original take on man's pride.

Pride The many men, so beautiful

And they all dead did lie;And thousand thousand slimy things

Lived on; and so did I

I look‟d upon the rotting Sea, And drew my eyes away;

I look‟d upon the eldritch deck, And there the dead men lay

• “rotting” suggests his guilt under the self-inflicted belief that he is the sole responsibility for the death of the crew

• The sea is a metaphor for the Mariner ‟s own rotting soul

Suffering

I look‟d to heaven, and try‟d to pray; But or ever a prayer had gusht,

A wicked whisper came and made My Heart as dry as dust.

•Dr. faustus•Devoit of inner spirituality•He wants to pray but he can’t •Dry inner self

Dead cursing eye

Seven days ,and seven nights I saw that curse

And yet I could not die

•Night time – moon•Saw water snakes•Shiny white •Elfish light•Felt delight

O happy living things – unintentionallySeeing different colorsBless them with his love

Part 5

• Fell asleep

•It rained•Symbol of gods blessing•Symbol of his redemption •Signifies – baptize

•Wind blows•Thin sails shook• Symbol of God’s wroth • Power of God

• Fire-flags– Bad sign for sailor– Strom

And the rain poured down from one black cloudThe moon was at its edge

Supernatural Element

They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose,Nor spake, nor moved their eyes

•All life less souls•Pleasant music•Ship sailing•Stopped by a jerk

Ship was on equatorShows inner & physical self are equal

I heard and in my soul discernedTwo voices in the air

Evil or goodGod or christ

First voice :Lover of AlbatrossSent AlbatrossGuideLove man equallySofter voice

The man hath penance doneAnd penance more will do.

Thanks