The ship is driven by the wind to the South Pole and is stuck there in the ice, until an albatross appears out of the mist. The weather is good and the ship sails well until a storm hits as they reach the equator. The Mariner’s story begins when he is much younger and is on a ship with 200 other sailors.
The Wedding Guest tries to get away from the Ancient Mariner, and continue on his way with his friends, but he finds himself drawn to the old man’s eyes. The man is with two companions the group is on its way to a wedding party.
The poem opens as the Ancient Mariner, unnaturally old and with a “glittering eye,” stops a man in the street (1). As his punishment continues, and he is unable to die, he must travel the globe, telling his story to strangers and teaching to them the lessons he has learned. However, by learning to love, the Mariner is partially absolved. The poem is a tale of crime, punishment, and redemption: a Mariner shoots an Albatross (a bird of good fortune) and is gravely punished by an extraneous force for this act.
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