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प्रश्न
Why were the mariners angry with the Ancient Mariner?
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उत्तर
The mariners were angry with the Ancient Mariner because he had killed the albatross, which was considered to be a good omen and had brought bad luck to the sailors.
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The Wedding-Guest beat his breast because…………
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'It perched for vespers nine' means………
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Describe the ancient mariner.
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How does the mariner describe the movement of the ship as it sails away from the land?
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This is a very dramatic poem, excellent for reading aloud or even dramatising. The class should be divided into groups and given the different dramatic moments from the poem to be performed as follows. Some of them are given below:
- the first storm that they encounter
- the time spent in the land of mist and snow
- the coming of the albatross and the subsequent events till they move out
- the killing of the albatross till they reach the silent seas
- the suffering of the sailors in the hot region till they hang the albatross around the Ancient Mariner's neck.
Imagine that the mariner hears of Mrs Packletide’s hunt and decides to share some advice with her about the impact of wilfully killing creatures. As the mariner, write this letter, in about 150 words, to Mrs Packletide, based on the consequences following your own experience of having killed a creature intentionally.
