The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Quotes for religion

1. "As if it had been a Christian soul" 2. "Like God's own head" 3. "We hailed it in God's name" 4. "And I had done a hellish thing" 5. "O Christ!" 6. "what evil looks" 7. "Gracemercy!" 8. "And never a saint took pity on" 9. "I looked to heaven and tried to pray" 10. "An orphan's curse could drag to hell A spirit from on high" 11. "To Mary Queen the praise be given! she sent the gentle sleep from heaven" 12. "That God himself Scarce seemed there to be" 13. "He prayeth best, who loveth best" 14. "For the dead God who loveth us, He made and loveth all"

Quotes for the spiritual world

1. "Of the spirit that plagued us so" 2. "Her lips were red, her looks were free..her skin as white as leprosy" 3. "Souls did from their bodies fly" 4. "I fear thee, ancient Mariner!" 5. "A wicked whisper came" 6. "And was a blessed ghost" 7. "To have seen those dead men rise" 8. "a troop of spirits blest" 9. "The spirit slid: and it was he that made the ship to go" 10. "I heard the skylark sing" 11. "The other was a softer voice" 12. "This seraph-band, each wave his hand"

What are the main events in part 4 of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

1. A return to the wedding scene and the guest questions whether the Mariner is alive, the Mariner confirms he is. 2. The Mariner describes his loneliness and resentfulness at being alive while the other sailors have died 3. The Mariner is unable to pray or sleep 4. The curse in the eyes of the other mariners remain 5. The Mariner admires the water snakes and is immediately able to pray-he thanks his saint for this 6. The Albatross falls off

What are the narrative techniques in part 3?

1. Ambiguity-how long the sailors have been there, what was in the sky, and who is on the boat. Apostrophies and rhetoric to show the sudden changes of emotions and ambiguity of the to weather they will be saved. 2. Physical transgression-biting the arm, cannabilistic, a social taboo 3. Description and personification of Life-in-death, which is sexualised and contrasting "yellow as gold" "white as leprosy" 4. Sinister and tense undertone "far-heard whisper" 5. Climactic ending with the death of the other mariners 6. Theme of punishment and retribution with the "like the whizz from my cross-bow" and "cursed me with his eye" the affect the weather has on the sailors "black lips baked" and the lethargy 7. Deviations from the ballad form

What are the narrative techniqes in part 2?

1. Contrast of the sailors ostresizing the Mariner to them celebrating him when the weather changes demonstrating their hypocritical and fickle nature 2. The theme of punishment and responsibility is introduced 3. Liminality introduced, the boundaries of the physical and the spiritual are crossed 4. Use of setting and repetition 5. The theme of transgression as the Mariners were the first to enter the unkown area "we were the first that ever burst" pushing boundaries 6. Use of metaphores "we had been choked with soot" "a painted ship upon a painted ocean" 7. Deviations from the ballad form, both of these verses are junxtaposing showing the sailors disloyalty to the Albatross

What are the main narrative techniques used in part 7?

1. Dialogue-of the Hermit and pilot reintroduces realism into the narrative 2. from the traditional ballad form-showing the Mariner being saved and re-joining a community, also when the Mariner tells of his journey 3. Interruption to the wedding scene 4. Genre shift from gothic to moral 5.The ambiguous time references 6. Descripton of the ship "rumbled" "louder" 7. Extradiagetic narrator-informing us the wedding guest leaves "a sadder and wiser man"

The theme of Liminality

1. Known as a place on the edge of two realms where one can experience the sublime this could link to Coleridges drug addiction A04 2. The sailors enter a liminal space when they cross the equator into the south pole 3. There is liminality in that the spirits and the natural can both be seen by the Mariner 4. The Mariner is sentenced to Life-in-death a limbo state which is why he has his "glittering eye" 5. The wedding guest and the Hermit can be said to have entered a liminal state when they are mezmorised at hearing the Mariners tale 6. Also shown when the Mariner dreams of rain and it then comes-between dream and reality (part 5)

The theme of nature

1. Nature shown to be in control of the Mariners course both working for and against him 2. Nature is personified the moon as a maternal woman and the sun as a man 3. Nature is an indication of the relationship with God in is also the means to building or breaking the relationship (killing the Albatross then blessing the water snakes) 4. Nature is portrayed as idyllic when the Mariner sets off and when he returns home 5. Nature appears to be an omnipotent force (engulfing the ship) however seems to be under the control of supernatural forces.

Context:

1. The Gothic genre 2. Coleridge and opium 3. Femmefatal 4. The cain and able wondering allegory 5. The Lucifer allegory 6. The Adam and Eve Allegory 7. Romantic genre and aestheticism

Moralistic/Religious genre

1. The Mariner appreciates God's work and seeks redemption through the Hermit and in return God brings him back to him homeland under miraculous circumstances-an element of rehabilitation However...A03 1. The Mariners compulsive need to tell his story and become like wondering Cain suggests he hasn't been made right with God 2. The guest becomes a sadder but wise man rather than being happy and redeemed by an omnibenevolent God

What are the main events in part 7 of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

1. The Mariner describe the Hermit and a boat approaching 2. Those on the boat and the Hermit remark on the strangeness of the ship 3. The ship sinks into the sea and the Mariner is spared 4. The Hermit and those on the boat remark on the Mariner being supernatural 5. The Mariner feels freed in telling the Hermit his tale 6. The Mariner describes how he now wonders telling cirtain people his tale 7. The Mariner expresses his appreciation of community and prayer and the sanctitiy of life 8. There is a shift to extradiegetic narration and the Mariner turns from the wedding, waking up the next day a sader and wiser man.

What are the main events in part 3 of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

1. The Mariner sees "a little speck" through the mist 2. The Mariner bites his arm to get moisture to call this to the mariners 3. The other Mariner bite their arms and are hopeful of being saved 4. The skelatal ship appears and the Mariner uses rhetoric to question the woman he sees on the ship 5. Life-In-Death and death gamble for the fate of the Mariner and Life-In-Death wins 6. The other sailors curse the Mariner with their eyes and then die, their spirits moving at the speed of his crossbow killing the Albatross.

What are the main events in part 5 of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

1. The Mariner thanks Mary for allowing him to sleep 2. The Mariner dreams about rain and when he woke it rained 3. An omnipotent force moves the ship with a wind that never reaches it 4. The dead men rise and resume their roles on the ship 5. The wedding guest interupts with worries and the Mariner says that it was blessed spirits that inhabited the dead men 6. The Mariner hear the spirits singing and playing instruments 7. When the ship reaches the equator the Mariner falls unconscious 8. Two spirits discuss the Mariner killing the Ablatross and one says that the Mariner owes more penance.

Romanitc genre

1. The Mariners appreciation of nature gives him to ability to pray and move towards freedom-moon 2. The Mariners homeland is described as idyllic 3. The Mariners value of the Hermit who lives with nature However...A03 1. Nature is also described as vengeful and aggressive rather than beautiful 2. The supernatural seems more prominent and powerful than the natural as the Mariner gives his appreciation to Mary and his Saint rather than nature itself. The supernatural seems to impact the Mariner's journey more and perhaps controls nature.

The theme of retribution

1. The Spirits avenge the Albatross by making the Mariner suffer 2. The other sailors also suffer dispite not having killed the bird showing that they became accomplices in the crime or that retribution is blind and has no value for other lives only seeking revenge 3. The Mariners punishmet of Life-in-death and having to wonder and share his tale 4. The Albatross becomes a symbol of guilt

What are the narrative techniques used in part 4?

1. The diversion from the main narrative to the wedding scene community to contrast the iscolation of the Mariner, build tension and clarify ambiguity as the whether the Mariner is alive, it addresses the previous lack of realism 2. Rhythmic repetition to compound the Mariners pain 3. Deviation from the ballad form to reflect the Mariners ongoing life and then is used to reflect him going beyond his simplistic view of nature 4. The moon is personified as a female presence typically associated with the auspicious 5. Irony that in part 3 the Mariner had to bite his own are to communicate with the other mariners but it is a simple unconscious act that allows him to communicate through prayer, reiterating the mystery of the supernatural world 6. Climactic end of the Albatross falling off, ambiguity as the poem is not yet finished, follows the pattern of reminding readers of the original sin at the end of each part 7. Transgression as the snakes, typically known for bringing one into sin are now shown to help the Mariner's redemption and the spirits' intrusiveness in reading the Mariner's heart allowing him to pray

The theme of the spiritual world/meta-physical

1. The gambling for the Mariner's fate shows a lack of value for the physical world suggesting greater value on the meta-physical 2. The spiritual world work to descipline the Mariner 3. The spiritual world work to defend physical nature 4. It allows readers and the other characters a reason to questionning the state of the Mariner's existance

What are the narrative techniques in part 1?

1. The headnote/epigraph 2. Climax of the killing of the Albatross contrasted with previous verses in which its presence is celebrated 3. Narrative perspective from extradiegetic narrator to an intradiegetic narrator 4. Description of the Mariners physical appearance 5. Use of similes 6. Ballad form and regular rhythm moving the narrative forward 7. Description of setting and repetition

The theme of religion

1. The poem could be an allegory for Adam and Eve who sinned against God and were thrown out of the Garden 2. It could be an allegory for the fall of Lucifer who tried to challenge God 3. It could be an allegory for the wondering Cain as the Mariner is forced to travel and share his story 4. The Albatross could reprosent Christ who was pure and yet was killed 5. The poem signifies a brocken barrier between God and humanity because of their irreverance for his creation and also shows God's grace and mercy

The theme of story telling

1. The poem could be an allegory for the writers task as the word "teach" is used. By comparing himself to the Mariner, Coleridge suggests that he himself is also compelled to write-possible link to opium. Coleridge is in limbo between reality and imagination 2. We are not only the Mariner's audience but Coleridges aswell so the message of the Albatross applies to us too

The gothic genre

1. The super-natural being's intrusive and controlling nature-the gambling for the Mariners fate and the ambiguous description of Life-in-death likening her to a femmefatal 2. Physical transgression of crossing the equator and the biting of the arm 3. The Mariner invading the wedding community to share his bleek and horrific tale 4. The killing of the Albatross which was believed to have been sent by God However...A03 The Mariner in keeps with socially appropriate ideas by putting his trust in God, prayer and seeking redemption

What are the main narrative techniques used in part 5?

1. The theme of liminality when between the dream and reality links with the poem concern with staddling two spheres of existence also later "I heard and in my soul discernd" 2. Ambiguity over whether the Mariner is alive "I thought that I had died in sleep" 3. Diversion from the main narrative to the wedding guest which builds tension and clarifys ambiguity about the spirits and addresses the previous lack of realism 4. Transgression- the punishment for transgressions are shown when the Mariner falls unconscious after the ship crosses the equator, the reader then begins to doubt the redemption 5. Possible unreliable narration because the Mariner is unconscious when he describes the two spirit voices 6. Climactic ending when the spirit voice says that the Mariner has more penance to do 7. Use of dialogue to clarify the fact that the Mariner is trully being punished for the killing of the Albatross 8. Deviations from the ballad form to extress the extravagance of the spirits symphony

What are the main events in part 2 of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

1. The weather conditions are bad 2. The other sailors insult the Mariner for shooting the Albatross 3. The ship doesn't move, the sailors are deprived of water and under the heat of the oppressive sun 3. The Mariner hallucinate about slimey creatures 4. A spirit followed them to avenge the Albatross 5. The other sailors hand the dead Albatross around the Mariners neck

What are the main events in part 1 of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

1. There is the headnote which describes how the ship went to the equator and the Mariner shooting an Albatross unjustly and that he has to face the judgement of this on return to his home country. 2. The Mariner stops one of three wedding guests and holds him against his will with his "glittering eye" 3. The Mariner describes the good weather conditions 4. The weather then turns aggresive and they arrive at the sout pole 5. The Albatross arrives and the ship begins to sail again-they praise the Albatross for this. 6. The Mariner shoots the Albatross.

What are the main events in part 6 of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

1. Two passing spirits question why the ship moves so fast and describe the power of the moon on the Mariner-rhyming pattern interrupted 2. The ship moves on quickly and nature facilites its progress 3. The Mariner arrives at his home country and the landscape seems idyllic 4. The angels ascend showing signs of forgiveness 5. The Mariner sees a Hermit and is hopeful that he can purge his soul.

The theme of imprisonment

1. When the Mariners first arrive at the Southpole and are surrounded by ice 2. The stagnancy of the ship when the Mariner shoots the Albatross turns the environment into a prison and a prison where they are tortured by other forces of nature like the sun 3. They are imprisoned by their thirst which makes them lethargic and unable to move much and also blocks their communication with each other furthering the sense of isolation 4. The Mariner is prevented from praying so he is locked away and excluded from God 5. The ghost ship seems to imprison the sun with its flecked bars 6. The Mariner is locked into a state where he feels he has to tell his story 7. Those who hear his story feel imprisoned so are force to listen

What are the main narrative techniques used in part 6?

1.The Gothic genre-supernatural presence of the two vioces 2. Symbolism-the moon presented as a symbol of hope 3. Contrasts-the mariners behaviour demonstrating discretion showing his growth since the killing of the Albatross 4. Use of similes-"like one that on a lonesome road..." linked with feelings of hesitiation that the Mariner's fate is not over. 5. Repetition- "swiftly swiftly" conveying the ease of the journey also portrayed in the ballad form throught the quatrains 6. Mirroring-the Mariners questionning mirrors part 1 "is this the hill? Is this the kirk?" 7. References to religion-the seraphs and Mariners appeal to "my God", beauty of faith and nature, the Hermit.

Quotes for nature

2. "The glorious sun uprist" 3."The bloody sun at noon" 4."that in the moon did glitter" 5."water, warer everywhere, nor any drop to drink" 6."charmed water burnt away" 7."All in a hot and copper sky" 8."The ice was here, the ice was there, the ice was all around" 9."O happy living things! no tongue Their beauty might declare" 10."Blue, glossy green, and velvet black" 11."The lightning fell with never a jag" 12."Beneath the lighning and the moon" 13."Is this the hill? is this the kirk? Is this mine own countree?" 14."who loveth well both man and bird and beast" 15. "The good south wind still blew behind" 16. "and a thousand, thousand slimy things" The loud wind never reached the ship