Samuel Coolidge, author of not only Kubla Khan, but of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, as well, wrote his story where real life slips into dreams and facts were reborn as fantasies. “Coleridge was far from being the most famous British writer in France during the first half of the nineteenth century”(Soubigou). Coolidge dared the journey inward and continue deep into the world of the imagination. His hunger for new ideas led him into radical politics and soon found himself suffering from asthma and rheumatism. All in all, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, expresses much imagination about one thinks. From the raw material of his dream, Samuel came to identify the ideals of supernatural, pride, and suffering.
To begin, In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, supernatural thoughts can be misthought. But most of all, all the supernatural items came to be more of a superstition. The fact the crew had all superstition in the albatross showed a message. As stated on page 823, lines 63-66, “At length did cross an Albatross, Thorough the fog it came; As if it had been a Christian soul, We hailed it in God’s name.” Even many today believe …show more content…
In this case, after returning home, the mariner is safe but will live the rest of his life with a curse. “Prayer is no easy matter, because it involves a mastery of one's self, a conquering of one's own passions and willfulness.” (Barth) The curse one asks? His punishment will be that anytime he sees a person he has to tell them the story. “Farewell, farewell! But this I tell to thee, thou Wedding Guest!” (pg. 845, lines 610-611) This is what he has been suffering from. The Mariner will live with this curse because of the lack of respect he had given the albatross. In the end, the man will tell a young man about his story, that will change the young man's decision in what he will do with his life;sadder but wiser they
To begin, In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, supernatural thoughts can be misthought. But most of all, all the supernatural items came to be more of a superstition. The fact the crew had all superstition in the albatross showed a message. As stated on page 823, lines 63-66, “At length did cross an Albatross, Thorough the fog it came; As if it had been a Christian soul, We hailed it in God’s name.” Even many today believe …show more content…
In this case, after returning home, the mariner is safe but will live the rest of his life with a curse. “Prayer is no easy matter, because it involves a mastery of one's self, a conquering of one's own passions and willfulness.” (Barth) The curse one asks? His punishment will be that anytime he sees a person he has to tell them the story. “Farewell, farewell! But this I tell to thee, thou Wedding Guest!” (pg. 845, lines 610-611) This is what he has been suffering from. The Mariner will live with this curse because of the lack of respect he had given the albatross. In the end, the man will tell a young man about his story, that will change the young man's decision in what he will do with his life;sadder but wiser they