Week 37 Lesson 4 Rime of the Ancient Mariner & Gimkit

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Goals

I understand the plot of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (until part 4)

I can point elements of the Romantics in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner 

Today you need: your laptop, JDW map and a pen. 

What do you remember about the Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

What happens with the ship that the ancient mariner sees?

Death Vs. Life in Death

Death Vs. Life in Death

Death (the woman) wins the game of dice and thus all the shipmen die. 

The wedding guest confesses fear for the ancient mariner's glittering eye. 

The ancient mariner tells him to have no fear since he did not die. 

Praying 

At first, why was the ancient 

mariner not able to pray 

and now all of a sudden he can pray? 

while reading/listening

Which aspects of the Romantic period can you recognize in this work + what is the moral of this story?

Moral & Romantic elements

Which romantic elements have you found in this poem?

What is the moral of this story you think?

Features

- emotional and imaginative

- intuition

- nature (as mysterious force, god-like or supplement for religion)

- exploration of human nature and native past

- exploration of importance of self-expression

- concern for outcasts of society

- focus on individuals/common man

- use of symbolism

- art as expression

- supernatural elements

Gimkit

Let's practice: 

go to gimkit.com