When a reader examines “the Rime,” the piece first appears to be merely that of an archaic ghost story. Throughout the years though, many have analyzed the poem from various angles of interpretation. Some of the methods used to decipher �

In “The Rime,” the Mariner lives a very similar wandering lifestyle. Being a ship captain, he was familiar and acceptant of the need to travel from port to port. Throughout “The Rime,” the Mariner is constantly traveling. In the beginning of his story, the captain travels south into the Antarctic region (Coleridge, 28). He then, after shooting the Albatross, goes on to travel throughout the Pacific and eventually finds his way back to land. In the end of the piece, the Mariner is compelled to wander throughout the countryside and tell his story to any soul that will listen.

The final aspect of the Mariner’s life that resembles that of Coleridge’s is evident when the sea captain acquires salvation. As a result of shooting the albatross, the Mariner undergoes a series of horrible misadventures. All of the crewmembers die and the captain is left to face the drought alone. At this point, the Mariner attempts to pray, but is unable to do so (Coleridge, 46). It is only after subconsciously blessing the sea creatures that he is able to pray (Coleridge, 50). The drought ends and it begins to rain (Coleridge, 50). The crew then rises and resumes their onboard duties, before ultimately falling motionless to the deck (Coleridge, 52-62). The ship goes on to finally reach a harbor (Coleridge, 64). Here, the Mariner comes into contact with the pilot, his son, and a hermit (Coleridge, 66-68). The captain’s boat capsizes, and the three men pull the Mariner from the whirlpool (Coleridge, 70). Once on the Pilot’s ship, the mariner seeks abolition from the hermit (Coleridge, 72). It is only then that the Mariner is saved from the supernatural journey that he had been subjected to.

When the bird of great piety is killed, the Mariner is forced to undergo isolation from what he viewed as being familiar. In the poem, the mariner’s slaying of the albatross brings about a terrible drought and eventually a ship, which contains the figures of Death and Life-In-Death (Coleridge, 38-42). The two ghostly figures are playing dice for the lives of the crewmembers (Coleridge, 42). Death wins every life except for that of the Mariner (Coleridge, 42). As a result of this, the Mariner is forced to watch idly as everyone around him dies. To make matters worse, all of the two hundred crewmembers expire with their eyes fixed on the Mariner (Coleridge, 48). The mariner will continue to travel the seas with a dead and eventually living-dead crew.

This occurrence, while not as dramatic, is also ev

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