Violating the Sacred Order: Sin, Punishment, and Ecological Consciousness in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge explores themes of sin, guilt, retribution, and salvation. According to the research, the Mariner’s killing of the Albatross violates the sacred bond among humans, nature, and the divine and is a moral transgression. The study examines how Coleridge portrays pu...