Key Points

Question 1

3 symbols

Answer 1

Allegory of life

Moral parable of man

Contrast rationality / irrationality

Question 2

Allegory of life

Answer 2

Crew represents mankind.
Albatross stands for love which unified all gods creaturesz
Ship symbolises a microcosm where the evil action of one single person falls on others too.
Killing of albatross symbolises a crime against hospitality

Question 3

Moral parable of man

Answer 3

From the original sin ( the killing) through punishment (isolation), repentance (blessing of the water snakes) and penitence (repittuon of story”

Question 4

Who is the protagonist

Answer 4

Mariner
He embodies mankind who has to cope with the inexorable destiny .
Symbolises fall of man / punishment/ salvation

Question 5

How does the killing of albatross affect setting ?

Answer 5

Becomes gothic/ nightmarish/ dreadful
Spirits
Heaven/ hell imagery

Question 6

Who has more power human / natural world

Answer 6

Natural world asserts power over man

Spiritual world control and utilises human world

Question 7

Retribution comes in what form

Answer 7

Natural phenomena
Wind dies/ sun intensifying / won’t rain.
Oceans becomes “rotting” with “slimy” creatures

Question 8

Supernatural communicates through …

Answer 8

The natural world

The weather

Question 9

Liminal space

Answer 9

Between the spiritual and natural world

Question 10

Portrait of what

Answer 10

Imprisonment and it’s inherent loneliness and torment

Private prison when sailors die leaving mariner

Question 11

Spiritual world aognicance

Answer 11

It powers/ controls over natural / physical world

It avenges the albatross death by creating havoc on mariner

Endure the torment of being thirsty but being surrounded by water which is undrinkable.

Question 12

Why are crew punished ?

Answer 12

They are implicated in ancient mariners find e.
If mariner represents universal sinner than each sailor as a human is guilt of disrespecting god

Eternal punishment in life and death is only reserved for ancient mariner.

Question 13

What is mariners message

Answer 13

Warn other about the harsh permanent consequence of being foolish and selfish and disrespecting natural world

Question 14

What happens when mariner appreaciates snakes

Answer 14

Spiritual alleviation occurs

Progressive penance

Question 15

What is the mariner a victim of

Answer 15

His own crime

Hostile universe

Unjustified suffering

Crew say that he has done right thing initially
Wedding guest doesn’t see him as crimina

Question 16

What kind of crime is the shooting of albatross

Answer 16

Symbolic crime against nature / society and god

Albatross symbolises Christ

Question 17

How is mariner criminal

Answer 17

He knows he’s done a hellosh thing
Feels guilty 
Punished/ suffers 
Responsible for death of ceee 
Destruction on natural world

Question 18

Climax

Answer 18

When mariner shoots albatross

Thank

Question 19

Now do we sympathise with mariner

Answer 19

He only kills a bird

Mariners owne narrative voice - bond with audience

Question 20

Weather

Answer 20

Extreme weather reflect severity of his actions

Question 21

How does he reveal the crime

Answer 21

Terse statement

No focus on it

Question 22

Significance of allegory

Answer 22

Moral on big concept
Extended metaphor
Moral message
Love gods creatures or pay for consequences