- The Mariner continues telling his story to the Wedding-Guest. The curse is lifted when rains come and spirits enter the dead sailors' bodies, reanimating them to work.
- At dawn, sweet sounds rise from the sailors' mouths as their spirits depart; the ship continues propelled until noon when it stops then lurches forward and back.
- The Mariner hears two voices - one confirms he killed the albatross, the other says he has done penance but must do more before being fully absolved.