A study guide for our Puritan Unit. Answer the following questions in complete sentences and submit to turnitin.com before the end of class. Puritan Plain Style 1. Describe the characteristics of Puritan Plain Style. a. The main characteristics of Puritan Plain Style are that it was very straightforward‚ and it did not really have to be too deep. Also‚ it did not use many figures of speech and it was very simple writing. 2. Compare and contrast the main themes of “To My Dear and
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Women in Puritan society were strictly confined to traditional roles within their family and community structures. They were solely relegated to serve their husband and their household. These circumstances were made apparent in the journal of John Winthrop as well as the letters between him and his wife. The statements made in John Winthrop’s journal regarding Anne Hutchinson are descriptive of the restricted roles of women in the commonwealth. The way in which Margaret speaks to her husband
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When the Puritans moved to the New World they created a new society based upon perfect adherence to the strict and intolerant Puritan philosophy. However‚ the moral center of their universe could not hold because the people themselves although normally English‚ were blends of their European ancestries and the folk culture of generations before them. Puritan philosophy was rooted in the search for spiritual perfection. Witchcraft was viewed by Puritans as evidence of the man ’s spiritual weakness
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Puritanism in America The New England Puritans came to America to make change for themselves and free themselves from religious ruling. As a religious colony‚ the Puritans main focus was on God in everything they did. The settlement made a large influence on America in the 1620s through 1730s. These influences still stand strong even today. The New England Puritans made many political‚ social‚ and economic contributions to America that formed a strong society. Like most things‚ the Puritan’s
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It can also be explained in regards to the earlier mentioned Puritan tradition. The great expectations that both Europeans and Americans initially had for the New World are integrated in the latter-day Americans and give them the notion that they are a special people with a peculiar and promising country. These long inherited notions have made Americans impatient with troubling issues‚ have convinced them that true love can be found just around the corner and that any human relationship can be corrected
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Sexist Values of the Puritan Religion Sexism is a modern issue‚ that has begun its roots in the beginning of time. Although sexism itself should be a crime‚ it appears frequently in the occurrence of a crime. Puritans are notorious for their early 1900s sexist views; however‚ the extremities had gone unnoticed until modern days. One of the most popular examples of puritan sexism is how they handled adultery. Puritans punishment was often based on the gender of the criminal. One of the most common
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very anti-Puritan and all for a new way of life. They were all tired of such strict rules and wanted to have more freedom. Americans were starting to realize how awful it was to live during Puritan times and they knew they wanted something else. This anti-Puritanism time was a turning point in American literature and American society. Many people wanted to get away from the Puritan way of life to establish America as it’s own country‚ and not just a replication of England. Their anti-Puritan argument
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matter of culture. The New England Colonies were mostly Christians‚ but some of them were Puritans. Puritans wished to purify‚ hence the name‚ and reform the Church of England. The Puritans did not last very long‚ but their original religion‚ Christianity‚ remained because of the Great Awakening. The Puritans were the most dynamic Christian force in the American colonies. In England‚ the Puritans had been people of means and political influence‚ but King Charles would not tolerate their
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Hypocrisy of the Puritans “When you fast‚ do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance‚ so that they may appear to others to be fasting. Amen I say to you‚ they have received their reward (New American Bible Matthew 6:16).” The Puritans that settled into Massachusetts in the seventeenth century were some of the most religious people to be seen throughout History. Prior to landing in America they had already abandoned two countries in order to “purify‚” their Puritan religion
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Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials During the time period of 1691 to 1692 the town of Salem‚ a small thriving community within the Puritan Massachusetts Bay colony‚ was struck by widespread hysteria in the form of witch trials. The way these trials and accusations played out are historically unlike any other witch trials found in European and American history. Historians have pointed to a number of economic‚ political‚ and social changes of the then existing institutions throughout the Massachusetts
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