<P> Eventually , the ship encounters a ghostly hulk . On board are Death ( a skeleton ) and the `` Night - mare Life - in - Death '' , a deathly - pale woman , who are playing dice for the souls of the crew . With a roll of the dice , Death wins the lives of the crew members and Life - in - Death the life of the mariner , a prize she considers more valuable . Her name is a clue to the mariner 's fate : he will endure a fate worse than death as punishment for his killing of the albatross . </P>
<P> Eventually , the ship encounters a ghostly hulk . On board are Death ( a skeleton ) and the `` Night - mare Life - in - Death '' , a deathly - pale woman , who are playing dice for the souls of the crew . With a roll of the dice , Death wins the lives of the crew members and Life - in - Death the life of the mariner , a prize she considers more valuable . Her name is a clue to the mariner 's fate : he will endure a fate worse than death as punishment for his killing of the albatross . </P>
rime of the ancient mariner life and death
rime of the ancient mariner life and death
a deathly - pale woman
a deathly - pale woman