"Man has done penance, and other penances will do" (Coleridge). This quote is from Coleridge's poem and shows the sailor's guilt after killing the albatross. The Mariner's guilt is heightened by the consequences he faces in the physical world, as a result of the powers of the metaphysical world. That is, the powers of the spirits in the poem allow for severe contrasts in the physical world, which in relation to the sailor's guilt, reflect his unstable mind. “…more horrible than that…I saw that curse, and yet I could not die” (Coleridge). “He sent sweet sleep from Heaven, which slipped into my soul” (Coleridge). The Sailor feels responsible for the suffering of his crew (along with himself) as punishment for killing the innocent Albatross. The sailor is punished by being forced to watch his crew be released and knowing that he will have to suffer further (he must suffer alone): "Souls flew from their bodies, fled to bliss or pain! And every soul, passed me by ". , Like the whistle of my crossbow” (Coleridge). This begins with the sailor's deprivation of natural elements through deprivation of food and water "Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink" (Coleridge). . The sailor and his crew are forced to endure the heat of the sun when the ship stops, the breeze stops and intensifies the heat of the sun "Down the breeze, the sails go down..." "All in a warm sky and coppery, The bloody sun at noon" (Coleridge). The Ancient Mariner is also mentally punished by the spiritual world. The Ancient Mariner's physical and mental punishment continues and he becomes the living dead. The Sailor is forced to feel incessant pain and has the constant need to tell it to others (who knows that he must listen to his story)