Even before the sailors die, their punishment is extensive they become delirious from a debilitating state of thirst, their lips bake black in the sun, and they must endure the torment of seeing water all around them while being unable to drink it for its saltiness.Įventually the sailors all die, their souls flying either to heaven or hell. The spiritual world avenges the Albatross’s death by wreaking physical and psychological havoc on the Ancient Mariner and his shipmates. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is a tale of retribution, since the Ancient Mariner spends most of the poem paying for his one, impulsive error of killing the Albatross. “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” helps implement all this cycle with the murder of the albatross and how he must pay for his actions. God sends people this power and people around the world mimic this cycle of crime, punishment, repentance, and reconciliation in court systems and other penal codes. Luckily, they have the power to repent and do penance to receive God’s forgiveness. The Christian religion centers itself around the confession of sins done by men or women. The idea of people making wrong actions and having to pay for them afterwards is not new.
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