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These two voices, the First Voice and Second Voice, are introduced at the end of Part Six in the poem, and continue into the beginning of Part Seven. The voices are supernatural spirits that discuss the penance the Mariner has done and the continued penance that will be required of him.
First Voice and Second Voice Quotes in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The The Rime of the Ancient Mariner quotes below are all either spoken by First Voice and Second Voice or refer to First Voice and Second Voice. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part V Quotes
'Is it he?' quoth one, 'Is this the man?
By him who died on cross,
With his cruel bow he laid full low
The harmless Albatross.
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Quoth he, 'The man hath penance done,
And penance more will do.'
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After the Mariner’s momentary absolution and spiritual realization, he is also able to fall into sleep, and finally can drink water. But after nature rages and angels possess and reanimate the Sailors’ bodies, the Mariner is thrown into a fit. Within this strange dreamspace, the Mariner hears the First Voice and the Second voice conferring about who he is (“is it he?”) and what he has done (“With his cruel bow he laid full low / the harmless Albatross”). The excerpt here demonstrates how overt Coleridge’s storytelling is at certain moments. One of the voices says explicitly that the Mariner Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occae
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First Voice and Second Voice Character Timeline in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The timeline below shows where the character First Voice and Second Voice appears in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part V
...is thrown into a fit, and in that strange state he hears two voices (the First Voice and Second Voice ) beginning to converse. The voices clarify with one another that the Mariner is indeed...
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Part VI
The First Voice and Second Voice briefly continue their conversation, explaining that the moon and sea are working together to navigate...
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