The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Theme Essay

Filled with regret and despair, the mariner is tasked to tell his tale of sin to others in order to cleanse his soul. In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Coleridge infers the importance to love all and respect all of god’s creatures. The journey the mariner parallels the journey of man dealing with sin and being freed. Throughout Coleridge work, we see the sailor bombarded with constant misery to atone for his action and the people around him suffer. The wedding guest hearing his tale can be a metaphor to the reader or anyone innocent enough to have yet to fall victim of sin. Although heavily emphasized on super natural occurrences, Coleridge’s work not only impacts the reader, but the wedding guest as well. Coleridge heavy implies the theme of those who love and respect all gods creature no matter of appearance will leave happily. The albatross that was shot by the …show more content…
Furious, the other sailors blame the mariner for them being stranded with no wetter or wind to take them back. The mariner was then given the albatross to wear around his neck, Then this would begin his torment of misery and sinning. The albatross around his neck was in the shape of a cross, symbolizing Jesus and the cross. The cross can also be interpreted as the burden of sinning that weights a man soul and affects those around him. The ship then encounters the two figures of Death and Life-In-Death. Death throws dice to determine the fate of the sailor; Life-In-Death wins. One by one the entire crew dies, with only the one sailor with the albatross left alive. Coleridge gives another metaphor, by having the sailor remain alive; paralleling that death would be a blessing for a sinner. The sailor had to pay for his action and witness the other parish in his fault. It wasn’t until after he blessed the water creature that albatross around his neck fell off, symbolize that weight of his sin was