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Bring out the supernatural element in the poem 'The Rime of the ancient mariner'.

The supernatural element is very prominent in the poem. The supernatural is evident from the very beginning of the poem. The main character, the ancient mariner with his ‘glittering eyes’ casts a spell on a wedding guest and compels him to listen to his story. Another example of the supernatural is the albatross, which the mariner encounters on his journey. The arrival of the albatross is hailed as a welcome sign, a good omen – a Christian soul. The killing of the albatross arouses the wrath of the supernatural spirits. The sailors believe the spirit of the albatross is following them and causing them agony. The sudden sinking of the ship, a skeleton ship and many other supernatural incidents are there in the poem.

 

 

 

It can be said that Coleridge has skillfully woven the supernatural elements in the poem.

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"The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner" has many supernatural uses in the poem. In the begining a mariner takes hold of one of the three guests, three being a magical number reflects the use of supernatural use. The looks of the mariner with a grey beard and glittery eyes and the guest calling him a loon also makes the poem look quiet out of the world. As the mariner continues the story he mentions many supernatural elements such as the arrival of the Albatross which is considered as the christian soul by the mariner and the other sailors. At the end the sailors hang an Albatross on the neck of the mariner, this can also be considered as supernatural.

By looking at the above example we can say that Coleridge has made a lot of use of supernatural stuff in the poem.

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include de imaginationz of Calpurnia 's dreamz nd antony 's predictionz after de death of ceasar ...... !! 3 pointz frm each ... ll giv u a 6 marks ans.

Calpurnia 's dream : spoutz in ceasar 's body nd romans njoyin it ... thn a lion givin birth nd graveyard yawnin ... ghosts hangin around , cometz is seen after de death of ceasar .. capitol filled wid de blood of soldiers..etc....

Antony 's sayz dat romanz ll die wid pain , woman ll smile wen infants r killed .. soldiers ll die of civil war.. etc ..

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sorry ... i wrong posted it here ...  ! :(... it was for a diff. Q ..

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 The poem is full of strange, macabre, uncanny or Gothic elements. Gothic horror fiction was very popular at the time it was written. Discuss how these elements appear in the poem. You should consider

  • the strange weather;
  • the albatross as a bird of “good omen”;
  • Death and Life-in-death;
  • the spirit from “the land of mist and snow”, and the two spirits the mariner hears in his trance;
  • the angelic spirits which move the bodies of the dead men;
  • the madness of the pilot and his boy;
  • the mariner's “strange power of speech”,
  • and anything else of interest.

 

 

 
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 � The very description of the ancient mariner and the look in his eyes, his skinny hands lend the supernatural element to the poem right at the beginning.

� There is more to his "glittering eye" than mere madness, as he is able to compel the Wedding Guest to listen to his story with the fascination of a three-year-old child. Although he is clearly human, the Ancient Mariner seems to have a touch of the otherworldly in him.

� The emergence of the Albatross from the mist, and the sailors revering it as a sign of good luck, as though it were a "Christian soul" sent by God to save them.

� The mariner is hounded by disaster and supernatural forces after killing the albatross

� Coleridge clearly tries to make the supernatural elements of the poem appear as integral parts of the natural world.

� His underlying theme is that all things that inhabit the natural world have an inherent value and beauty, and that it is necessary for humanity to recognize and respect these qualities.

� The initial descriptions of the ship and its crew are fairly realistic, but as the ancient mariner undergoes his quest for understanding and redemption, the supernatural world increasingly engulfs him.

� His world becomes nightmarish when contrasted with the realistic world that he has left behind.

� For much of the poem, the mariner is adrift in the middle of the ocean, symbolically cut off from all human companionship. The mariner kills the albatross whose spirit takes its revenge on all the mariners. They face utter drought in spite of water being everywhere. The ship is becalmed- As idle as a painted ship / Upon a painted ocean.

� Sailors’ senses assaulted with huge icy forms, terrifying sounds, and bewildering echoes.

� Supernatural beings appear in the poem as symbolic or allegorical figures, representing the forces of nature, life, death, and retribution.

� The mariner confronts these figures and must ultimately appease them in order to obtain his salvation.

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