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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)

Type of Work:

Lyrical fantasy ballad

Setting

A sailing ship traveling the seas; late Medieval period

Principal Characters

The Ancient Mariner, a sailor-storyteller
The Wedding Guest, a listener
The Ship's Crew
The Allbatross, a symbolic representation of God's creatures - and Man's guilt
The Hermit, a rescuer representing God