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Samuel Coleridge

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1798

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Essay Topics

1.

Why does the Mariner tell his story to the Wedding Guest? Consider the Hermit in your answer.

2.

Can “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” be considered a religious work? Explain your answer with proof from the poem.

3.

Whose fate is worse: the Mariner’s, or that of the sailors? Why?

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