Mariner Rime

The symbolism in the “Rhyme of the ancient mariner” is said to be an impossible representation of the Christian story of reconciliation from sin, redemption and forgiveness for that sin, but the symbolism in this poem clearly contradicts those views. The poem is one of a great sin committed against nature and the supernatural - being God - and how the wrong doer was redeemed from that sin and his journey into realigning what he had done. The Mariner was punished for his sin by the supernatural and forces of nature while he was glorified by his crew mates for his skill that was shown in killing the albatross with a crossbow. This is often true in Biblical stories and modern day where one is glorified for earthly talents and is given fame, but what they are famous for contradicts God and his law. Other aspects of Christianity are embedded in this poem as well that are easily overlooked like when the Mariner prays to some force he does not know. He is guilty for his transgression and knows what he has done is wrong although the sin was committed with ill will not intended. Lastly this poem displays a value important to Christianity, but also to all other ideologies and the is the topic of justice for crimes committed and the Christian aspect of thats once justice is served salvation is needed and redemption takes place. All of these values presented by symbolism throughout this poem all point toward the idea that the story of the Mariner was meant to serve as an example of the

Understand that God ways is not like man, the earth still had a sin problem.

The Mariner’s tale suggests a larger lesson about human life, expressing that humans are not superior to the rest of Creation and nature. Humans and all other life are equal inhabitants on planet Earth and must therefore treat each other with respect

I believe that the events to fall upon the ancient mariner are consequences for blessings he destroyed.

When the king saw that they were protected in the furnace, he made a decree that no one could ever disrespect the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. Not only that, he also promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the kingdom! The mindsets of the leaders were changed which in turn changed the outlooks and beliefs of the entire kingdom toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Negos’ God due to their decision to stand up for their faith. I want to praise the fact that God kept them from burning up, but also how Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego teach us how to stand up for our God and always uphold the faith, no matter what. Doing this will not only change our lives, but the lives of others around us. In my opinion, there is no greater lesson

In a religious context, the act of sin separates one’s self from god. Similarly, the Mariner’s separation from the metaphysical world provides a conceptual explanation for the trials set before him.

A common theme found in the Rime of Ancient Mariner is suffering. Suffering is evident as one of the many themes in this story because the Mariner goes through many trials and disturbing experiences that shape his personality and cause him to realize the beauty and pure essence of nature's creations. Throughout the poem it vividly describes the hardships or encounters the Mariner faces. An example of the suffering the Mariner is confronted with is the moment he thought he was going to get help but it turns out the “rescue ship” is a ghost ship piloted by Death and Life-in-Death. Another example is when the Mariner killed the albatross which made the wind stop blowing resulting in his crew mates wrapping the dead albatross around his neck to

As they were fleeing Sodom, the Lord rains fire and brimstone out of heaven upon the city. The smoke of the burning goes up as the smoke of a great furnace. In one moment the fair vale, which had been as the garden of the Lord in beauty and fertility, becomes a desolation--a place never to be inhabited from generation to generation--a valley of desolation and of death.#

Genesis, the author tells us that: "The earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the

“The Seafarer” uses a change in tone in its second half in order to compare the plight of the world and its suffering and the eternal bliss of heaven. The tools that the narrator uses so that the reader can interpret the poem are the vague descriptions of the sorrow and fear that the narrator has found in his world and its comparison to the specificity with which he claims his hopes for heaven and the godly characteristics one must have in order to make it to that joyful place. Finally, the different associations with images like the sea and the comparison to very specific images that only declare one association. To the narrator in “The Seafarer”, the world is a very confusing, painful, and terrifying place where the material desires, the temporary items in earthly life, are of the utmost importance to the men who live there. He has a hope for something more, for a place full of joy.

These descriptions reflect the events well enough to determine that the mariner is attempting to accurately relive/retell the events. While making it sound as if it's for the benefit of those that he's telling, the arbitrariness of selecting the audience and the ambiguity of the story's message discredit the mariner's suggestion and imply that the stories' retelling is for the mariner's benefit.

Originally aiming to land somewhere on the equator, the Mariner’s ship lands in the South Pole, because of a strong breeze from a storm-blast; the Mariner states in his tale that the wind is “tyrannous and strong.” Though suffering a dreadful drought, the Mariner receives the blessing of the cool, wet rain as it pours down. As the Mariner takes in the rain, he begins to think of his crew, who are all dead.

He illustrates his belief that he does not need the good luck of the Albatross. He decides to severe his bonds with the universal cycle of life and love. Following the execution of the Albatross, the Mariner’s luck suddenly changes. He experiences the punishment that comes with the moral error of killing the Albatross. The punishment is isolation and alienation from everything but himself. Thereafter, the "Nightmare," the life in death, kills his crew. He is lost at sea, left alone in the night to suffer, and he has detached from his natural cycle. The Mariner proclaims his misery when he says, "Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide wide sea! / And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony". To the Mariner, nature has become foreign. The execution of the Albatross causes physical and spiritual decay.

In 1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge published his poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. Several editions followed this, the most notable being the 1815 version, which included a gloss. This poem has grown to become well known and debated, especially concerning the message that Coleridge was attempting to impart. The interpretation of the poem as a whole and of various characters, settings, and objects has been the subject of numerous essays, papers, books, and lectures. There are approximately four things that are major symbols in this work, along with the possibility that the structure itself is symbolic.

embarking in this holy war. The Kingdom was more than stone upon stone in a foreign land, but