The Puritans of 17th century New England believed in witches and witchcraft. They were a group of people who had left England to escape religious persecution‚ yet their beliefs centered on an intolerant and rigid code. They shared many of the same beliefs as the Church of England but felt that neither the church nor the country was up to snuff. They believed that all sins should be punished and that God would be the one to do so. Any misfortune that was suffered was seen as God’s will or as the work
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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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Stories‚ short or long‚ possessing a moral or for fun‚ fiction or fact‚ serve as the medium to share the history of humanity. Within these stories one often finds a concept of good versus evil. While good always seems to prevail‚ there remains something special about the way the concept of evil has woven its way throughout the history of American literature. Evil seeks to create fear and this fear draws from the dark and shoves into the light the symbol of a monster. What defines this monster has
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Anne Hutchinson: An Early Feminist In 1637‚ women were considered servants of their husbands‚ and child bearing creatures of many. There were set rules “enforced by the Puritans” which stated women should only bear as many children as possible‚ raise them‚ take care of their husbands‚ and then remain quiet. They were seen as “morally feeble creatures”‚ who could do no more than “lead men to damnation if [men were to allow them] to form an opinion or express a [belief].” [1] Anne Hutchinson
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Englishmen than Englishwomen who came to Massachusetts could read. Some woman in Jamestown worked at the tobacco farms and in other colonies may have done other sorts of labor. At the time women’s labor belonged to their husband. In the early 1600s many Puritans‚ like John Winthrop‚ who came to America from England followed the
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factors within Puritan Massachusetts and Quaker Pennsylvania‚ which resulted in two completely different colonies. The Massachusetts bay colony was established by Puritans seeking religious freedom‚ something they didn’t have in England. They established the Puritan church throughout the colony‚ and it became the center of life. Church attendance was mandatory and attendance would be taken. Additionally‚ everyone‚ including non-believers‚ had to pay state taxes for the Church. The Puritan faith is notorious
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The Devil in the Shape of a Woman is a book dealing with witchcraft in Colonial New England. The author is Carol F. Karlsen‚ who is currently a professor in the history department at the University of Michigan specializing in American women‚ early American social and cultural studies; she received her Ph D. from Yale University in 1980. In this book the author explores the social construction of witchcraft in Colonial New England between the years 1620 through 1725. The thesis of the book is to
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suspicious and constantly on edge. More than 150 men and women were arrested as the girls kept accusing more and more people of the source of their pain and hallucinations. Bridget Bishop was the first of the arrested to be tried in court. She was found guilty‚ and as witchcraft was then punishable by death‚ she was hanged. Gallows were set up in the town square just for the hangings. During the three days after the first hanging‚ 13 women and 5 men were hanged until Governor William Phipps disbanded
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Protestants settled there. Because they were not interested in seeking religious freedom‚ religion did not affect the other spheres of the settlers lives. The Chesapeake colonies were not very patriarchal because of the high mortality rate and the lack of women made it difficult for the fathers to have a hold on their families. The Christian faith was not strong
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Scarlet Letter‚ is very similar to Edna Pontellier of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening‚ in that both women contradicted the societal standard and followed their hearts as opposed to the rigid marital structure of their respective times in history. Edna and Hester chose to be with men whom they really cared for. At times when marriage seemed to be based more on a convenient loyalty rather than a genuine bond‚ these women preferred to follow their true feelings. They were scoffed at for doing so‚ and those of
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