The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The Rime of the Ancient Mariner has many symbols in the story, the most prominent being the Christian symbolism, especially with what the mariner does to the albatross and how it affects the seafarers and their journey. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is different from many of Coleridge 's works, especially with the archaic language, length, and the strange moral in the story. The story begins with a simple, unnamed man who is going to a wedding before the Mariner caught his arm and started rambling about how there was a ship. He goes on to tell the tale of what happened on the ship, and the story picks up from there. The story is told from the Mariner’s point of view, with the wedding guest being the audience.
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For days on end they are stuck without any wind in their sails to get them anywhere. They are surrounded on all sides by water, but because it is salt water, they are not able to drink it, so they were stranded without water, which causes dehydration. In the side notes during this part, where it says “Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.” The side note says “And the Albatross begins to be avenged.” Which puts it again in a Christian light, because the albatross’ death is seen as the reasoning for the crew’s demise. Eventually, they get so despondent that they hang the albatross around the Mariner’s neck. This would have been quite a heavy burden to bear, because the average weight of an albatross is roughly nineteen pounds. This can be tied with Jesus having to carry the cross on his back for the world’s …show more content…
S. Eliot (Is Harry Potter Christian?) and the stories of terrified sailors, rocks, and storms, and his constant reading inspired many more great stories. Coleridge is one of the great poets of the 18th century, and is still very well known to this day. He was a very influential poet, inspiring Wordsworth, who was perhaps one of the most famous poets of that time period. According to Is Harry Potter Christian?, where Coleridge did more poems on the inner self and the truth behind human motives. It is obvious in the writing of Coleridge, because he has a lot of symbolism in his stories. He had a deep seated love for Christianity and the supernatural, some of which was shown in his story, “Kubla Khan.” Coleridge was a highly devout Christian, even going around as a travelling pastor around 1810. Which is why all of his works seem to center around Christianity. He was of the Anglican denomination and allowed it to flow into his work. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a story with a lot of symbolism and strange wording. It reflects Coleridge’s style of writing and his belief. In his own way, Coleridge was a man who marched to the beat of his own drum. He is one of the poets that have made it big, and he is still known very well today. He loves the church, even calling it national property and how it should be taken up by everyone
For days on end they are stuck without any wind in their sails to get them anywhere. They are surrounded on all sides by water, but because it is salt water, they are not able to drink it, so they were stranded without water, which causes dehydration. In the side notes during this part, where it says “Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.” The side note says “And the Albatross begins to be avenged.” Which puts it again in a Christian light, because the albatross’ death is seen as the reasoning for the crew’s demise. Eventually, they get so despondent that they hang the albatross around the Mariner’s neck. This would have been quite a heavy burden to bear, because the average weight of an albatross is roughly nineteen pounds. This can be tied with Jesus having to carry the cross on his back for the world’s …show more content…
S. Eliot (Is Harry Potter Christian?) and the stories of terrified sailors, rocks, and storms, and his constant reading inspired many more great stories. Coleridge is one of the great poets of the 18th century, and is still very well known to this day. He was a very influential poet, inspiring Wordsworth, who was perhaps one of the most famous poets of that time period. According to Is Harry Potter Christian?, where Coleridge did more poems on the inner self and the truth behind human motives. It is obvious in the writing of Coleridge, because he has a lot of symbolism in his stories. He had a deep seated love for Christianity and the supernatural, some of which was shown in his story, “Kubla Khan.” Coleridge was a highly devout Christian, even going around as a travelling pastor around 1810. Which is why all of his works seem to center around Christianity. He was of the Anglican denomination and allowed it to flow into his work. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a story with a lot of symbolism and strange wording. It reflects Coleridge’s style of writing and his belief. In his own way, Coleridge was a man who marched to the beat of his own drum. He is one of the poets that have made it big, and he is still known very well today. He loves the church, even calling it national property and how it should be taken up by everyone