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The Wedding-Guest stood still, | The Wedding-Guest stood still, | ||
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The Mariner hath his will.{{refn|The Mariner has mesmerized the wedding guest: think of it like a kind of hypnotism. This is the first hint of the supernatural forces at work in the poem and the mariner himself.}} | The Mariner hath his will.{{refn|The Mariner has mesmerized the wedding guest: think of it like a kind of hypnotism. This is the first hint of the supernatural forces at work in the poem and the mariner himself.}} | ||
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Nor any day for food or play | Nor any day for food or play | ||
Came to the mariners’ hollo! | Came to the mariners’ hollo! | ||
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===Notes and References=== | ===Notes and References=== | ||
Revision as of 09:54, 20 August 2021
Part 1 An old mariner stops a group on their way to a wedding. The leader of the group listens to the mariner’s story. The mariner’s tale starts out with calm seas and a happy crew, but a sudden storm and strange weather change the mood. The mariner’s actions upset the crew. It is an ancient Mariner, |
Part 2 The conditions at sea improve, causing the crew to change their opinion of the mariner. When the conditions change for the worse the crew force the mariner to wear the dead albatross as a sign of guilt. The Sun now rose upon the right:[3] |
Notes and References
- ↑ The text and introductions are from Coleridge, S. T. (1798). The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. London: A. Arch, Gracechurch Street.
- ↑ The Mariner has mesmerized the wedding guest: think of it like a kind of hypnotism. This is the first hint of the supernatural forces at work in the poem and the mariner himself.
- ↑ The ship has rounded Cape Horn and now heads north into the Pacific Ocean.
