Question

How did sailors react to the killing of the albatross .Based on chapter THE ANCIENT MARINIER

Answer 1

The sailors steadily showed a vaariatio in the killing of albatross.

At first they though that the snow and mist came due to the killing of bird and thy scolded the mariner. But after sometime good south wind began to blow due to which there was a change in their mindset and everybody said that it was due to killing of the albatross and praised him. These were the different reactions shown by the sailors toward the killing of the albatross.

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Answer 2

The mariners were fickle minded and based their reaction not on the action but on the effect it had on them. After he killed the albatross they cursed him for their ship had stopped moving.Later , when the ice melted away they hailed him and said it was right to kill the bird that brought mist and snow. Yet again when they were stuck in the motionless ocean they blamed the ancient mariner and hung the albatross around his neck