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Rime of the ancient Mariner B. Leftwich 7th 2017 (Characters (Mariner…
Rime of the ancient Mariner B. Leftwich 7th 2017
Characters
Albatross
Describe
Wedding Guest
5 Describe
Mariner
Describe
6 Describe
Historical Context (What is going on in the world when this was written HINT: the industrial revolution)
Author
Short Biography
source
Themes
Part 1
The old mariner has some magic power in his eyes and forces the young man to listen
The ship sails from england to the antarctic becomes stranded in the ice and fog until an albatross shows up and splits the ice and the ships sails through the pacific ocean
there is a wedding and an old man stops one of the guests to tell the story if a cursed ship
Although the bird is playful and friendly to the mariners, and seems to be a good omen, the mariner shoots the bird with his crossbow
Part 2
The ship is returning north after sailing thru the antarctic, they are now in the s pacific
The sailors initially blame the mariner for killing th bird that brought the breeze but then praise the mariner for killing the bird that brought them out of the land of the snow and mist
The ship is struck in the doldrums near the equator an there are skinny sea creatures and a horrible heat thirst
The st elms fire and bioluminescence of the algae provoke feelings of superstition in that sailors and they dream that an evil spirit has followed them from the land of mist and snow
the sailors blame their fate on the mariner and hang the dead bird around the neck as a sign of guilt
Part III
The Ghost ship comes sailing towards them with lady luck and death on board playing dice for the sailors souls
Lady luck wins the game and the ghost ship speeds away. Night falls
The ship is stuck in the doldrums; no wind and no water to drink
The sailors curse him with their eyes and then fall dead on the ships deck leaving the mariner alive all alone
Part IV
The mariner tries to pray but his heart is as dry as his mouth. He cannot pray because he feels guilty and he has no tender feelings for gods creation
Eventually, after watching the creatures play in the water, he developes a fondness for them and this feeling in his heart brings him redemption
Hes dying of thirst, the ship wont move, and weird slimy sea creatures surround the ship and play in the moon light
The albatross falls from his neck and he can pray again
The mariner spends over a week on the ship
Part V
wedding guest burst in and is afraid of the zombie sailors and the mariner reassures that it was all his angels when the sun comes up they all lay down and spirits leave their body
the spirits fly around the boat making sweet sounds the ship moves on but not from the breeze the spirit from the land of mist and snow
the dead sailors rise up and start to work the ropes the way they had when alive and the mariner helps
ship takes off in a hurry the mariner falls down and faints and hears 2 voices talking above his head they say he's the one that shot the bird. he's paid for his crime but continue to pay
Because the curse is lifted, he sleeps and when he wakes up its raining--then the wind is moving and the clouds are flying by showing him glimpses of the stars
non human characters
spirit from the land of mist and snow
angels
lady luck
death