LITERATURE QUESTIONS
INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES
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Question
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For revenge
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To change the weather
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To bring forth life-in-death
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It is never directly stated why he does so.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ans. The mariner killed the albatross because he thought it was a bad omen and the reason why their wind had dropped.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, an albatross follows a ship setting out to sea, which is considered a sign of good luck. However, the titular mariner shoots the albatross with a crossbow, an act that will curse the ship and cause it to suffer terrible mishaps.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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”. Coleridge, the poet of this poem was a known user of opium.