<P> With my cross-bow, I shot the albatross . </P> <P> The crew is angry with the mariner, believing the albatross brought the south wind that led them out of the Antarctic . However, the sailors change their minds when the weather becomes warmer and the mist disappears: </P> <P>' Twas right, said they, such birds to slay, That bring the fog and mist . </P> <P> They soon find that they made a grave mistake in supporting this crime, as it arouses the wrath of spirits who then pursue the ship "from the land of mist and snow"; the south wind that had initially led them from the land of ice now sends the ship into uncharted waters near the equator, where it is becalmed . </P>

What is the point of the rime of the ancient mariner