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Sin, punishment, redemption and salvation in the figure of The Ancient Mariner
The poem “The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner” by the romantic poet Cooleridge recounts the
spiritual journey of the ancient mariner, from the killing of the albatross in the first part of the
poem, which is his sin, to his punishment, redemption and salvation
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After the shooting of the albatross, in the second part of the poem the other mariners accuse the
ancient mariner, since they though the bird was connected to the idea of the breeze blowing and
helping the ship move
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Although at the beginning of the poem the
sin seems to be implicitly un-condemned, it starts to be avenged by nature when it deprives the
mariners of the nice wind and rewards them with an unbearable drought
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In fact, by interrupting the harmonious relationship between
man and nature, the mariner has also halted the communication between humans and God himself
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However, they still curse and blame the mariner with their reproachful gaze
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But all he can see is a rotting sea, a rotting deck and slimy things, together with the angry look that
his ship fellows give him
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He feels a sudden and unexpected love which gives him
strength and hope
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However, the mariner still has blood on his body, which means that he has not washed his sin yet
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This supernatural event symbolizes the salvation of the mariner, who now is
finally free from the curse of the mariners’ looks
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