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Answer the following by choosing the right option from given below:
'God save thee, ancient Mariner, /From the fiends that plague thee thus!- Why look'st thou so?' means……….
Options
the mariner wanted to know why the wedding guest was looking so tormented
the wedding guest wanted to know why the mariner was looking so tormented
the wedding guest wanted to know whether some creatures were troubling the ancient mariner
the ancient mariner wanted to know whether something was troubling the wedding guest
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the Wedding-Guest wanted to know why the Mariner was looking so tormented
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