He comes out of this trance and the ship goes back to its normal speed. As he looks ahead, the Mariner spots the hill, the lighthouse, the church, and other things that he recognizes. He realizes that he is back in his own country. As the spirits leave their bodies, the Mariner notices that there is a boat coming towards him. In it are the Pilot, his boy, and the Hermit. He hopes that the Hermit can redeem his soul of this terrible sin that has haunted him.
The seventh part of the poem goes on to tell how the Pilot, his boy, and the Hermit rescued the Mariner when his ship sank. When they reach the shore, the Mariner asks the Hermit to redeem him of his sins. What he does not understand is that the sin cannot be completely erased from his soul. He will forever have to deal with penance because of his killing of the albatross. While this part of the poem does not directly refer to the Albatross, it still has spiritual significance.
Because the Mariner is forever condemned, he must travel around and relieve his soul by telling his story to others. This narration is a symbol of preaching. While the Mariner tells his story in order to help his own feelings, he also does it in order to spread the ideas of love and respect to others. The Albatross transforms from a symbol of the cross, to sin, to Christ, and to Christianity as a whole.
When one first reads this poem, it is an intriguing story of the struggles that a Mariner faces while he is out at sea.
But when one reads deeper into the story, the use of symbolism and imagery creates a whole new meaning. This poem is a story of sin, agony, realization, redemption, and salvation. This material is available only on Freebooksummary. We use cookies to give you the best experience possible.
Sorry, but only registered users have full access. At the end of the first part, the Mariner suddenly informs us-. In our world, we shoot so many birds as the Mariner did, but we do not suffer. On the contrary, he has to suffer a lot for it, since it is not an ordinary killing. Thus he commits a great sin in the spiritual world. So he must be punished for his sin. Their punishment in the poem is both physical and spiritual and this punishment produces a spiritual horror for anyone. The Mariner and his companions become as lifeless as painted ocean, and-.
Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.
He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Plot Summary. LitCharts Teacher Editions. Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts.
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