The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Who does the mariner ask for forgiveness and why? ? Asked by lyanne d #315547 on 4/18/2013 9:54 PM Last updated by Aslan on 4/18/2013 10:16 PM
He asks forgiveness for killing the albatross, one of God's creatures. He learned that he has sinned by being so disrespectful to the natural world.