In part the fourth we established that that he feared the ancient mariner because he said ” I fear thee, ancient Mariner! I fear thy skinny hand!” After he said he feared the ancient mariner he tried to pray but he couldn’t because earlier we found out that they had no water to drink to speak again. Then he thought their was no point of living so he closed his eyes and thought it was all a dream. Later on he started to bless the horrible things around him. Before you knew it he lifted the curse.