Nowhere better can this be seen than in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” where in trials in the form of curses are hurled at the Mariner and his shipmates for their crimes against nature. Of course, every one of the trails bring ruin and rime with no time passing at all before the Mariner's shipmates are dying one by one. Tragic and terrifying though their deaths may be, their lives are demanded by fate so the Mariner may grow and as such are hers to be taken for she holds the title of life giver and destiny planner showcasing the philosophy that everyone will always be subject to predestion as described by John Calvin, the founder of Calvinism. Horrified by what his actions have wrought though, the Mariner proves the merits of predestination
