hat all creatures are apart of God. In lines 272-281 the Mariner discusses the beauty of the water snakes that are around the boat. This realization leads to the Mariner’s rebirth when in lines 284-285 he says, “A spring of love gushed from my heart, and I blessed them unaware.” It is at this moment of recognition that the Albatross falls from the Mariner’s neck because he no longer needs it as a reminder of his sin. He has been forgiven in his heart as he sees the beauty that God is in Nature. Another symbol of rebirth in the poem is seen in the rain. After a draught of endless time through which the Mariner did not realize his sin or the beauty of Nature in God, he finally feels rain that he can drink, and be quenched from his physical and spiritual draught. With his recognition the Mariner experiences rain as a symbol of baptism and rebirth in lines 299-300 when he says, “I dreamt that they were filled with dew; And when I awoke, it rained.” In Christianity, baptism symbolizes the rebirth of the human from his or her sin into a new enlightenment, as does the rain in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”In the conclusion to the poem, Coleridge provides closure to the spiritual journey of the Mariner by expressing his Anglican upbringing. In lines 574-577 the Mariner asks a holy Hermit for forgiveness and is given penance. To fulfill his spiritual rebirth the Mariner is told by the Hermit in lines 578-581 to tell the story of his journey of death in life and rebirth in love to others. This penance is what allows the Mariner to be reborn.The last stanza of the poem tells the reader of the wedding guest who has been listening to the story all along. It expresses the moral of the story in saying, “He went like one that hath been stunned, And is of sense forlorn:A sadder and a wiser man,He rose the morrow morn. (line 622-625)” Coleridge uses “The Rime of the Ancient...
