cause of the prevalent hysteria concerning witchcraft in the 1680s and 1690s. The disastrous consequences of these tensions included the execution of hundreds of innocent civilians during the Salem witch trials. Accusations of witchcraft often targeted widowed‚ middle-aged women with few children‚ and of low social standing. Sometimes‚ the accused women were those who had acquired possession of property and respectively contested the gender norms of Puritan society. In addition‚ separation of Church
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled by Puritans who wanted the freedom to practice their religion without Catholic influence which the Church of England had. They did not seek to settle a colony for religious freedom and believing what they wanted that was not Protestantism. They wanted to be able to eliminate Catholic influence from their Protestant beliefs. They did not want to have to deal with the Church of England changing between Catholic and Protestant or having to go through the Religious
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No witchcraft for sale Doris May Lessing (22.10.1919-17.11.2013.) She was a British writer‚ born in Iran. In 1925 the family moved to a farm in the British colony area of Africa. In the story “No witchcraft for sale” Lessing tells about a relationship between the Farquars‚ a Christian family and their servant Gideon‚ in a colonized Zimbabwe‚ and the native secrets‚ that no power can buy. The story is written with a 3rd person narrator with an omniscient point of view‚ where the happenings are
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traditional medicine (the "witchcraft") which was free and comes naturally‚ and the pharmaceutical which the doctors profit from. Who owns the knowledge about medicinial plants? Should these medicines be free or should you have to pay for them? It’s an overgeneralization‚ but witchcraft involves a lot of the use of natural herbs and other natural things to heal. "No Witchcraft for Sale" also deals with different races and social classes. [Summary of the text: "No Witchcraft for Sale" is set in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe
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just that. The Crucible‚ a play by Arthur Miller‚ portraits the grim events that are happening in this little town of Salem and demonstrates just how easily things can get out of hand. The people of Salem are Puritan‚ and their main focus is on pleasing God. Many of the sermons in the Puritan church are about hellfire and damnation‚ so they always live in fear of God’s retribution. “When difficulties in the community began to arise‚ the blame was easily placed on the Devil and the “witches” that were
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The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter‚ they are both known to be a part of the Puritan religion. The puritans are known to be very strict. Often people are put to cruel punishments for mistakes or sins they had committed. The actions they take to “punish” a person are extreme. The Puritans act and seem so committed to their religion. The people seem “Holy” but you never really know what happens behind closed doors. The Puritan religion is so strict is causes members to become corrupt. There are huge
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1630 Puritans led Great Migration to New England. A City Upon A Hill‚ 1625-1642 Charles I (ruled 1625-1649) Anglican authorities undertook a systematic campaign to eliminate Puritan influence within the Church of England. Bishops insisted on services based on Book of Common Prayer‚ which prescribed rituals similar to Catholic practices. Result: Puritan ministers were dismissed who refused new practices‚ and church courts fined or excommunicated Puritan laypersons. Result: Several Puritan merchants
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the evil within ourselves. The Puritan faith taught its followers that the Bible was God ’s “true law” and was a guide to one ’s way of life. They attempted to purify the church and their own lives by redefining the traditional values of Christianity. The Puritan belief system had strict guidelines to live a holy life constructed to please God‚ and unlike the Christian belief that sins are cleansed and forgiven regardless of the nature of the sin‚ Puritans enforced control over their actions
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In 17th century‚ there was a group of Christians‚ known as puritans‚ in Massachusetts. One item that was different about puritans was that they had very strict rules‚ especially sins. The two famous works‚ one by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ The Scarlet Letter and second by Arthur Miller‚ The Crucible‚ say a lot about puritan lives during this time period. The Scarlet Letter took place in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ and The Crucible took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Both of his works deal with sin‚ its effects
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way the puritans used to live was a lot harder and they were a little foolish. Their way of living was so much different than it is now‚ most Americans can’t really remember or they simply just don’t know anything. There were many flaws in the Puritan Era‚ and America has developed and grown throughout the years and for the better. One thing that America has improved on is; of course‚ government. Government throughout the years has been changed‚ expanded‚ and modified. In the Puritan Era‚ their
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