There are essentially three characters: an omnipresent narrator, the wedding guest, and the ancient mariner. ... What's also significant is how this quote supports how the mariner could be thought of as Coleridge's echo in that he – at least to a certain extent – reflects Coleridge's moral attitudes. Likewise, to understand Coleridge's moral outlook, one must pay close attention to the way he describes events through the voice of the mariner. ... Instead of using the word "master," Coleridge uses "lord" which implies God. ... This is the fun...

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In combining repression, intellectualization, and projection, the interpreter is able to construct an explanation of the significance and concealed meaning of a character(s). ... (Coleridge, 35). ... / Instead of the cross, the Albatross / About my neck was hung" (Coleridge, 37). ... (Coleridge, 33). ... / She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, / That slid into my soul" (Coleridge, 51). ...

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