(i) His guilt and repentance. It was the thoughtless and reckless action of the Mariner that had brought them all the suffering. As a punishment, they hang the Albatross around the neck of the Ancient Mariner which would constantly remind him of his heinous act and make him feel guilty.
(ii) About himself and Sebastian. Because they lived a real life in the natural world of computer games.
(iii) They lost their father and mother. The boys were quite alone in the world except for their sister Lucia. Their father, a widower and a well-known singer, was ** in war. Added to that, a blast destroyed their house. The boys and their sister were left to the streets, suffered horribly from starvation. They had always known a comfortable and a cultured life before these tragic happenings in their lives. The boys grew to hate the ** and soon joined groups to protest against them. As soon as the war was over, the boys ran back to find their ailing sister and admitted her to that hospital where her treatment was going on at that time.
(iv) He felt honoured. When the poet went to water-trough to take water in his pitcher, he saw a snake drinking water like cattle and felt honoured. It looked majestic to the poet. He admired it but realised that it was poisonous and decided to ** it. He picked up a log and threw it at the snake. But the snake escaped. The poet felt a sense of cowardice, perversity and humility. He regretted for his action — felt he would have to expiate for his moral lapse.
(v) He rehearsed well before the scene. He practised how his expressions and features would be twisted, how his body would show pain and surprise. Patol Babu had always dreamt of making it big, famous and rich one day. He had got the opportunity of acting in a film. In the past, he had been a very good actor on the stage. He performed very well and earned everyone’* appreciation.
