Part 1

Question 1

Summary

Answer 1

• The Ancient Mariner, an old man with a grey beard and a “glittering eye”, stops a wedding guest.
• The wedding guest tries to explain the wedding is about to start but the Mariner starts his tale anyway.
• The wedding guest tried to get out of hearing the story but the mariner holds him spellbound with his eyes.
• Mariner launches into the story of his experiences at sea.
• Moves to great storm pushing ship to South Pole.
• Surrounded by ice and mist. Lack of life but sense of sublime.
• Albatross creates newly blowing wind that allows them to begin heading north again.
• Mariner shares he shot the Albatross.