In The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne and Arthur Miller‚ show how the Puritans are too involved with religion and have too much trust in religion. The amount of trust and involvement Puritans had in religion caused clouded perspective and overreaction. These factors together are what caused many Puritan community to become weak and lose much of their involvement in church. Think about it their core value of church is destructive‚ one power is destructive. Clouded perspective
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religious reformers into carry out purification of English Christianity. These religious reformers‚ known as Puritans wanted to reform the Church of England from within. Therefore‚ in 1629‚ Puritans secured a royal charter to form the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They proposed to establish a settlement in the Massachusetts area‚ where Boston would become the core of Puritan society. The Puritans didn’t want to separate from the Church of England‚ but rather separate from its impurities. In Rhode Island
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lawyer and leader of the 1630 migration of English Puritans to Massachusetts‚ discusses his beliefs Puritans should follow to be a good Puritan citizen. Winthrop tries to persuade the Puritans to create a good christian society‚ which they will achieve by sticking together as a community with the idea of brotherly love. Brotherly love with allow the community to succeed and prosper. Winthrop uses repetition‚ an extended metaphor and tone to inspire the Puritans to create a society that will exceed any other societies and become a community
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readings for this week -- readings from three different viewpoints: Pilgrim (William Bradford)‚ Anglican (Thomas Morton)‚ and Puritan (John Winthrop). How do these three perspectives support or contradict your vision of the founding of America? Pilgrims – Separatists. Came to escape persecution and for religious freedom. Anglicans – Seemed to come mostly for industry and trade. Puritans – Came to spread their religion. Perspectives Support My Vision No particular society solely founded America; hence‚ the
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town? The Puritans used the Bible "to guide them through this difficult life". Until‚ witchcraft began and they started to hang people so they can be with God. There were many reason on what caused the Salem Witch Trials. But‚ after looking over evidence these are the reasons the Salem Witch Trials hysteria of 1692‚ were caused by the Puritans beliefs‚ the attention seeking girls‚ and the Ergot. The first cause of the Salem Witch Trials hysteria was the Puritans beliefs in God. The Puritans beliefs
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can only strive’. Providence is the outward provision which God makes through the ages of the world for the temporal benefit and comfort of mankind‚ in causing his sun to shine and his rain to descend upon them‚ and in numberless other things. The Puritans saw God as the Father-God and that He was maintaining and directing everything in the universe as providence to man-kind. They believed that God’s providence was His promise to Adam‚ in return for perfect obedience. In other words‚ providence was
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There were a lot of religions in Colonial America. Some of the religions were Quakers‚ Catholics‚ Christians‚ Lutherans‚ Puritans‚ and Jews. Government and local towns tried to enforce strict religious observance. There were many religions so people could follow any religion they choose. The thirteen original colonies established eight churches‚ if colonies practiced a different religion than their church they were sometimes persecuted. Most colonist said that they were Christians they believed
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narrator concocts a sense of a judgmental and somewhat contemplative attitude toward the Puritan society. The narrator’s stance is emphasized mainly on the author’s description of the Puritans and his use of symbolism to describe their community. Throughout the passage‚ the Puritans are described in such a sense that characterizes them as a monotonous and ruthless society governed by laws and religion. As the Puritans are standing outside the prison‚ they all shared the same "bearded physiognomies."
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Provincial: (adj) lacking in refinement 17. Simulate: (v) imitate 18. Transcend: (v) to rise above 19. Umbrage: (N) offence 20. Unctuous: (adj) fatty‚ oily ‚ slimy Study your notes on: 1. Native American Literature 2. Puritan Literature 3. Anne Bradstreet 4. Jonathan Edwards Know the following stories: 1. “The Sky Tree” (p. 20) 2. “Earth Only” (p. 21) 3. “Coyote Finishes his Work” (pp. 22-23) 4. “Blackfeet Genesis” (pp. 24-26) 5. From A Narrative
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discuss his views and interpretations of Puritan society. It is easily seen throughout the novel that Hawthorne disagreed greatly with the Puritan’s views‚ as well as highlighting just how harsh and rigid they really were. Most of Hawthorne’s points can be seen through his use of diction and symbolism. Hawthorne’s use of diction throughout the novel was able to clearly show that he disagreed with the Puritans by using words that denounced them while
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