Question

what does it mean by "instead of the cross the albatross was hung"?
Please answer for both 2 mqrks and 5 marks.

Answer 1

The other sailors on the ship looked at the Ancient mariner with disgust, they blamed the mariner for their sufferings.
In hatredness and anger, they took out the holy cross around the mariner's neck and hung the dead albatross so that he would always regret his misdeed. The hanging albatross signifies the dreadful sin and guilt of the mariner.

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