![]() The Ancient Mariner exhibits both behaviors throughout the poem. Whether that be the animals, plants or any other piece of the physical nature that we have become accustom with, we have to learn how to coexist and respect one another. ![]() He is shown that we have to respect the environment that surrounds us. I also suppose that the Ancient Mariner was taught a very valuable lesson from killing the albatross. It is a very unique way of expressing ones belief in another force that we humans cannot recognize through the naked eye. And this is precisely what I believe the poem is about. For example, the spirit’s ability to guide the ship through the rime when the sailors treated the albatross kindly and respectfully is symbolic of the spiritual world being able to control the physical world. It was evident that a greater force was controlling the rime, perhaps a lurking spirit, and this spirit is responsible for both the agony and the fortune that the sailors experience. ![]() I very much enjoyed the way in which the physical nature was used throughout the poem, and more specifically how it was controlled by the spiritual nature. Its ability to use imagery as well as other literary devices gives the reader a very clear view of the story taking place. To begin, the Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a beautifully constructed poem.
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