http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/samuel-taylor-coleridge Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:30:49 -0400 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:30:49 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1696/brief-review-the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-by-samuel-taylor-coleridge By Sandra L. Meyer - After the Mariner kills the Albatross, it is hung around his neck so he can understand the seriousness of his act, but he is incapable of realizing the full implications at this time.  The bird was of no danger to the Mariner or the men on the ship, and in fact, was a spiritual guide to safeguard the crew on their excursion.  The murder was committed on a whim, with no forethought about the act or the repercussions. The Mariner gives no explanation to the Wedding Guest as to why he killed the bird because he has none.  In his essay “The Sad Wisdom of the Mariner,” A.... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:59 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1696/brief-review-the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-by-samuel-taylor-coleridge http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/123/comparing-characters-from-albert-camuss-the-fall-and-samuel-taylor-coleridges-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner By Katherine Blakeney - Clamence’s crime is rather more like a mistake. He witnesses a total stranger committing suicide and does nothing to help her, although as she sinks below the waters of the Seine she obviously utters a cry for help. Clamence is tortured by doubts and feelings of guilt; Was it his responsibility to save her? Did he even have the right to get involved? Did he walk away because he was scared, or indifferent? And was his passivity in fact tantamount to an act of murder? All of these questions plague his mind for years along with “that cry which had sounded over the Seine behind me years... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:44 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/123/comparing-characters-from-albert-camuss-the-fall-and-samuel-taylor-coleridges-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner