The Magnificent end to the The Magnificent end to the Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

By: Richard HowellBy: Richard HowellAlexandra BentzAlexandra BentzChristiana BentzChristiana BentzAdam ShelkeyAdam Shelkey

SUMMARY TIME!!!!!!SUMMARY TIME!!!!!!

The Hermit starts to sing a hymnThe Hermit starts to sing a hymnEverything on the boat is dead and that the ship Everything on the boat is dead and that the ship is dieing, the very wood rots.is dieing, the very wood rots.The ship sinks and the mariner is in the water The ship sinks and the mariner is in the water floating and was saved by the Pilot.floating and was saved by the Pilot.The four people in the boat are the Pilot, the The four people in the boat are the Pilot, the Pilot’s boy, the Hermit and the mariner.Pilot’s boy, the Hermit and the mariner.They went to land from there.They went to land from there.He finishes telling the story and the wedding He finishes telling the story and the wedding party ignore his advice and disregard his tale. party ignore his advice and disregard his tale.

Why the misfortune?Why the misfortune?

The crime of the albatross The crime of the albatross being shot is the reason for being shot is the reason for the curse upon the ship. the curse upon the ship. The mariner is cursed for The mariner is cursed for his transgression and the his transgression and the crew of the ship is made to crew of the ship is made to pay for it. Unlike Jonah, the pay for it. Unlike Jonah, the mariner stayed upon the mariner stayed upon the ship to accept his fate, ship to accept his fate, dooming the rest of his dooming the rest of his crew.crew.The mariner is left alive The mariner is left alive and landlocked to tell his and landlocked to tell his tale for all his time. tale for all his time.

People are FicklePeople are Fickle

The wedding guests do The wedding guests do not accept his story as not accept his story as one to be pondered or one to be pondered or thought of. They take his thought of. They take his story as one of fancy and story as one of fancy and entertainment.entertainment.They do not see the They do not see the macabre truth inside the macabre truth inside the story and ignore the story and ignore the deeper meaning to the deeper meaning to the story. story.

ALLUSION TIMEALLUSION TIME

Just like Cassandra, the Just like Cassandra, the mariner is doomed to tell mariner is doomed to tell his truth but would never his truth but would never be heard for what it is. be heard for what it is.

The journey of The journey of Odysseus is like that of Odysseus is like that of the mariner for he was the mariner for he was traveling on the sea and traveling on the sea and angered the fates by angered the fates by ignoring the rules of ignoring the rules of gods.gods.

And Even More!And Even More!

The fate of the mariner is The fate of the mariner is mirrored in Creon’s loss of all mirrored in Creon’s loss of all those around him. Creon’s those around him. Creon’s whole family dies and only he whole family dies and only he is left to die the burden as all is left to die the burden as all the mariner’s crew dies for his the mariner’s crew dies for his mistake.mistake.The mariner is forced to punish The mariner is forced to punish himself as Reverend himself as Reverend Dimmesdale flogged his back Dimmesdale flogged his back for the sin he has committed. for the sin he has committed. Just as the Dimmesdale must Just as the Dimmesdale must admit his sin to the world, the admit his sin to the world, the mariner must travel the land mariner must travel the land and tell his tale of woe. and tell his tale of woe.

And last but not least!And last but not least!

Jesus is the ultimate Jesus is the ultimate symbol to the ancient symbol to the ancient mariner in the way that mariner in the way that both offer their gifts freely both offer their gifts freely and is not accepted and is not accepted immediately by all. The immediately by all. The superhuman qualities superhuman qualities mingled with common mingled with common frailty creates another link frailty creates another link between both great between both great figures. figures.