... wants to penance him. Firstly, I would like to focus on the state of the relationship between the Mariner, his shipmates and nature before the sin that was committed against nature by shooting a bird and how the state changed after the crime. The major theme of this paper would be ... he'll wash away The Albatross's blood. (509-513) The Mariner believes that the Hermit, being a person in harmony with both nature and God, will be able to cleanse him of his sin. These lines show that, no matter how much penance he does, or how much mercy he is shown, ... reject the Bible as a resource for...

• Word Count: 1703
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School

... be safely assumed - in contemplation of what happened before - that the winged creature that represents the storm (as well as all natural phenomena that follows) is also God incarnate. This image of a winged predator that chases the ship directs our attention to the notion of the sin not only being ... because his ship was a triangular trade vessel. Although this isn't stated explicitly, one realizes that this is highly probable given that this poem was written in 1797-98, near the end but still during the time of the triangular trade. An additional reason for why this is possible is tha...

• Word Count: 1986
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate