Something wicked this way comes...

Fair is foul and foul is fair.

Creepy verses to look forward to...

Who is this Mariner character, anyway, and why does he insist on telling his tale to the hapless Wedding Guest?  And why, why shoot an albatross?  Why commit such a perverse violation of every sailor's spiritual and ethical code?  Not to mention all the symbolic implications...

Great recap notes!!!

Courtesy of The Shermanator, so check them out.  Also, take a look at the Sheet of the Week.  A question to think about:  Is Safie an "Other" (someone marked as fundamentally different, an outsider)?  To what extent is she presented as foreign or exotic?  What do her appearance and behavior suggest about the way Shelley understands cultural and ethnic difference?  Hmmmm...