The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a complex tale of an ancient mariner, was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and published in 1798. According to the Longman Anthology of British Literature, the work appeared for the first time in “Lyrical Ballads”, a publication written in collaboration with William Wordsworth (557). The Voyage of the Ancient Mariner provides a tale so supernatural that all who must hear it, especially the wedding guest in the poem, become fascinated by it. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the sailor's tale are the obvious themes of sin and redemption. Using the story-within-a-story method, Coleridge offers the audience a tale that resembles a very Christian journey from one theme, sin, to the final theme, redemption. Throughout his poetry, Coleridge uses the albatross as a Christ-like figure and illustrates the stages of the sailor's spiritual journey through themes of sin, punishment, repentance, and redemption. According to Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned and fallen away.” of the Glory of God." Coleridge uses this idea of ​​the sinful nature of humanity as a major theme in his Romantic work. The author begins the fateful story of the sailor with the departure of his ship from his homeland. As the days pass, the sailor and his shipmates encounter fierce storms before finally finding themselves surrounded by a land where "Neither forms of men nor beasts we know --/ The ice was all between" (Coleridge ll. 57-58 ). Just when it seemed all hope was lost, the crew spots an albatross emerging from the fog. The sailors, desperate for any sign of good luck, immediately regard the large seabird as a positive sign from God. With the albatross comes a strong wind from the South, pushing the ship away from its ice trap, “As if had he been such a Christian... middle of paper... it seems he will live on forever through his legacy. Because even if the sailor were to die, his warning about symbolically killing an albatross would be worth far beyond the grave. “He who loves best prays best / All things great and small; / By the dear God who loves us, / He created and loves all” (Coleridge ll. 614-617). Works Cited Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The Longman Anthology of British Literature: Vol. 2A, fourth edition. Ed. David Damrosch and Kevin Dettmar. Boston: Longman, 2010. 567-82. Print.The Longman Anthology of British Literature: Vol. 2A, fourth edition. Ed. David Damrosch and Kevin Dettmar. Boston: Longman, 2010. Print.Harent, Stéphane. "Original Sin". The Catholic Encyclopedia. vol. 11. New York: RobertAppleton Company, 1911. March 1, 2012. Network.