LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Drink his own blood
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Wear the albatross around his neck
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Walk the plank
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Go over to the other ship
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Detailed explanation-1: -The mariners hung the albatross around the neck of the Ancient Mariner as a cursed reminder, so that the thought could plague him for the rest of his life.
Detailed explanation-2: -In nautical lore, albatrosses are a sign of good fortune, and killing one is meant to bring bad luck. The crew of the ship forces the old seaman to wear the albatross’s carcass around his neck, which is meant to serve as a reminder of his misdeed.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mariner is forced to wear the bird about his neck as a symbol of guilt. “Instead of the cross, the Albatross / About my neck was hung”.
Detailed explanation-4: -albatross around one’s neck. A heavy burden of guilt that becomes an obstacle to success, as in The failed real estate scheme became an albatross around her neck, for now she could not interest other investors in a new project.
Detailed explanation-5: -The mariner shot the albatross because he believed that it was an unlucky omen and the source of their diminished wind. He believed that, once the albatross was dead, the wind would return, and they would be able to cross the ocean at a much greater speed.