Only when the mariner finally repented blessed for the water snake did the spell break the ship was then able to go back home. The story moves on through a world of wonder,from mysterious preface to inevitable close. ❖ Only when the mariner finally repented & blessed for the water snake did the spell break & the ship was then able to go back home. ❖ The story moves on through a world of wonder, from mysterious preface to inevitable close