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    villain because she is both a typical instigator of the accusations and a victim of the Puritan society at the same time. Firstly‚ Abigail’s heartrending life experiences and the Puritan society environment which she lives in build her complex character. Secondly‚ in the affair between her and Proctor‚ Abigail not only loses love but also she is hated by her lover. First of all‚ the unpleasant past and the Puritan environment build Abigail’s complex character. To begin with‚ she is ruthless because

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    The Main Characteristics of Colonial American Puritan writing Colonial American Puritan writers reflect the core of Puritanism through their writing style. It is their belief that America‚ the New World‚ is the new Promised Land flowing with milk and honey. The God has prepared a New Canaan for these “selected ones” to abandon the corrupted Old World‚ and led them into an exodus of developing a whole new land to glorify Him. Puritanism thus nourishes the exuberance of individualism‚ and arouses

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    The Impact of New England Puritan Captivity Narratives "I hope I can say in some measure‚ As David did‚ It is good for me that I have been afflicted." -Mary Rowlandson The mentality that existed amongst Puritans that sought to account for God ’s reasons for affliction by captivity was that it was His punishment. Thus their subsequent redemption was viewed as His mercy. They saw the many occurrences of captivities as a warning that all of New England

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    During the 1600’s the Puritans came to America for religious freedom. When they arrived they found that a few people wouldn’t follow the strict new rules that they had set in place. They soon started calling them out as witches‚ and so the Salem witch trials began. But to know about the Salem Witch trials first you have to know who started them. Once you know who started them then you need to know what happened. How could you tell someone was a witch? How were these people prosecuted? Who were these

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    Most people today do not believe that Puritans had the right idea about how we should live our lives; however there are advantages to having Puritan views and values such as religious peace and a close knit community. Religion is a complicated subject that varies in each society and can create conflicts between them‚ but the Puritans were able to live amongst themselves in harmony. The English Puritans were persecuted for not conforming to the country’s religion: Protestantism. Due to this discrimination

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    Examination of Puritan Philosophy in Bradford’s "On Plymouth Plantation" The Puritan people first came to the New World to escape the religious persecution that hounded Non-Anglicans in England. They established the Plymouth Colony in 1620‚ in what is now Massachusetts. The colony was a reflection of the Puritans’ beliefs. These beliefs‚ along with the experience of establishing a colony in "the middle of nowhere"‚ affected the writings of all who were involved with the colony. In this writing

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    Puritans in Literature The Puritans‚ a very religious group of people‚ thrived in the northern British colonies in the 17th century. Religion governed the way these people lived at the time. “[…] The Puritans were concerned‚ perhaps even obsessed‚ with establishing a system wherein religion would flourish and their values and beliefs would penetrate every aspect of life‚ both sacred and secular” (Friedman). Famous for their incorporation of religion in laws and the famous witch trials which they

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    With specific time and setting that establish authenticity; this hoax‚ written allegedly by Benjamin Franklin‚ has the purpose to ridicule Puritan Beliefs. Throughout this hoax‚ the narrator is deeply uninvolved; he ironically describes puritan folks with comic exaggeration. Benjamin Franklin portrayed puritans as an entertainment spectacle and ridiculed their beliefs such as witchcraft. Franklin states‚ “ 300 People were gathered together to see an Experiment or two tried on some Persons accused

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    Native Americans and Puritans Religion was very important to both Native Americans and Puritans even though both were significantly different from one another . Native Americans believed every one was the same no individual was better than the other. Puritans believed that God had chosen a numbered of individuals to join him in heaven . Since the first contact between Native Americans and Puritans both parties formed opinions about one another. Puritans first viewed Indians as either barbaric

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