Part Summaries

• Part I — detaining the wedding guest, and shooting the albatross
• Part II — the sea becalmed, slimy things, no water, albatross hung around the mariner's neck
• Part III — the skeleton ship arrives, Life-in-Death wins the Mariner, and the crew die
• Part IV — the Mariner is being punished with Life-in-Death experience, but unconsciously breaks the curse by blessing the water snakes around his boat and the Albatross falls from his neck. [BS]
• Part V — the Mariner receives relief from punishment but is still caught between spiritual and physical realms of reality. [BS]
• Part VI — The Mariner wakes up under the moon, sees angels leaving the bodies of dead sailors, and spots a boat with a Hermit, who he believes can absolve him of his sins. [CP]
• Part VII — The Mariner's penance for his sins is to repeat this tale to others. The Wedding Guest, having listened to the Mariner, leaves the wedding sadder and wiser than before. [BS]

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