ork to aid in the redemption and salvation of the mariner (E-27, 28). The crewmembers played a vital role in the sin of the mariner. The crewmember’s first reaction to the murder of the albatross is to rebuke it as shown by this quote, “Ah Wretch! Said they, such birds to slay, that made the breeze to blow” (A, II, 95-96). By making a remark, the crewmembers formed the first foundation of their sin. Jesus states in the New International Version of the Holy Bible, “Judge not lest ye be judged” (Mathew 7:1). By judging the mariner, the crewmembers submitted themselves to the judgment of heaven. By doing so, they set themselves up for a punishment that could be deemed far worse that any that they might have deserved. The second sin of the crewmembers comes when they condone the murder of the albatross by saying, “T’was right, said they, such birds to slay, that bring the fog and mist” (A, II, 101-102). As the crewmembers notice that the murder of the albatross bears no immediate effects on the weather, they consequently approve of the murder. By doing so, the crewmembers made themselves collaborators in the crime. Subsequently, the breeze vanished and the sky became foggy again. “Down dropped the breeze, the sails dropped down, T’was sad as sad could be; and we did speak only to break the silence of the sea”(A, II, 107-110). The crewmembers again contradict themselves and condemn themariner for what he had done: “Ah, welladay! What evil looks had I from old and young! Instead of the cross, the albatross about my neck was hung” (A, II, 139-142). After an encounter with life-in-death, the crewmembers all drop dead. According to Warren, the deaths of the crewmembers were justified in that “The fellow mariners have, made the desire the measure of the act: they first condemn the act, when the think the bird had brought the fog; then in the dead calm, again conde...
