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Ancient Mariner A Level
Karten in diesem Stapel (7)
- 1What does the Ancient Mariner himself symbolise?Universal character: mankind
Exploitation/disrespect of nature
Life-In-Death
Conversion to godliness
Man of the sea
Slaver
New Testament: flawed man
Wisdom/experience
Travellers: Romanticism, Gothic - 2What does the Albatross symbolise?Nature, purity, innocence
"We hailed it in God's name."
"on mast or shroud/It perched for vespers nine.":Christ
Trust, faith, freedom
Solitude: how the Mariner ends up
Isolation
Man's arrogance
Penance, crucifix, suffering, punishment - 3Link between the Albatross and the ship?"The Albatross fell of and sank/
Like lead into the sea."
"The ship went down like lead." - 4What does the Wedding Guest symbolise?The reader/listener/audience/pupil
Superficial, materialistic interests
Sinner/Godless man
Ordinary person/flawed man: universal
Disrespect for church; used for revelry - 5Argue that The Mariner's punishment did not fit his crime?Secular viewpoint (21st Century)
1 bird dies: 200 men die.
Excessive, never alleviated (eternal)
God shouldn't be vengeful: more of a Gothic punishment
No sense of forgiveness
Suffering, isolation, abandonment
Is hunting really a crime?-overreaction? - 6Contrasts in "Ancient Mariner?"Sun, ice & snow
Sun, moon
Dark, light
Secular, religious
Animals, humanity
Red, white
Food, fast
Pagan, Christian
Youth, age
Sides of God - 7More contrasts in "Ancient Mariner?"Death, life
Death, Life-in-Death
Negative outlook, positive outlook
Natural, supernatural
Stasis, motion
Male, female
Heaven, Hell
Land, sea
Superstition, rationality
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