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- 1: The Scarlet Letter: The Puritans Are Wrong in Thinking That Pearl Is Wicked
- The Scarlet Letter: The Puritans Are Wrong in Thinking That Pearl Is Wicked "What is one man's poison is another's meat or drink," Beaumont and Fletcher wrote in one of their plays. Almost ... Pearl is so emotional and temperamental because the passion which Hester and Dimmesdale experienced during their sinful act somehow transferred into Pearl's soul. However, Pearl's antipathy for the Puritans is justified; the children often torment her for no good reason. When Hester and Pearl go into town, the Puritan children stop playing and either surround Pearl and stare at her or prepare to hurl mud at the unfortunate pair. Both actions by the Puritans result in a fit of outrage by Pearl. One reason that the Puritans treat Pearl badly is because of her mother's sin. The Puritans believe that since Pearl ...
- 2: The Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials
- The Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials In 1692 the Massachusetts Bay Colony was an isolated but growing Puritan community in the North American wilderness. The colonists frequently mistrusted each other and quarreled about petty things. The spiritual life of Puritans who lived in isolated areas like Salem Village may have added to their sense of vulnerability. Puritan doctrine stressed that everything was in God's hands. They attributed almost all ... powers of God or Satan, thus making them susceptible to the belief of witchcraft. In 1692 King Charles I of England issued a charter to a religious group called the Puritans. The set of laws gave the Puritans the privilege to settle and govern an English colony in the Massachusetts Bay area of North America. In 1630 John Winthrop, a ...
- 3: Modern Americans Vs. Puritans
- Are We or Are We Not? Are we or are we not? That is the question. Does the current generation of Americans have the same values and morals of the Puritans of the 1600’s? Some would say yes and others would say no. This paper will show both sides of the argument. It will discuss whether or not we share the values of self-reliance and honesty like the Puritans treasured. This essay will discuss the importance of the family and home to the Puritans and compare that to today’s standards. It will also discuss other issues not listed above. Honesty was an important value of the Puritans. They were a very religious ...
- 4: Puritans And Witches - Natural
- 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 ... 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. Therefore, Puritan philosophy, as later reflected in The Crucible, was the natural enemy of witchcraft. A Puritan's first responsibility was to serve God. The Bible was a Puritan's road map toward that duty. While Puritans respected authority, they did not revere tradition or ritual. Their churches were plain and unadorned. Prayer and listening to sermons were constant companions to the righteous Puritan. The family ...
- 5: Hester Prynne 2
- ... mansion whose brilliancy might have befitted Aladdin s palace, rather then the mansion of a grave old Puritan ruler. (pg. 98) Bellingham s extravagant house shows the hypocrisy of the Puritans. They seek to punish those, like Hester, who break the laws of Puritan society but at the same time they too violate their own laws. The Puritans can not see the faults within themselves. Puritan society is seen as a place where iniquity is searched out, and punished in the sight of rulers and people. (pg. 58) The Puritans pride themselves on the uniform goodness of their town and their ways of dealing with sinful dissenters. Hester s public appearance is seen as a blessing on the righteous ...
- 6: Hester Prynne
- ... mansion whose “ brilliancy might have befitted Aladdin’s palace, rather then the mansion of a grave old Puritan ruler.” (pg. 98) Bellingham’s extravagant house shows the hypocrisy of the Puritans. They seek to punish those, like Hester, who break the laws of Puritan society but at the same time they too violate their own laws. The Puritans can not see the faults within themselves. Puritan society is seen as a place where “iniquity is searched out, and punished in the sight of rulers and people.” (pg. 58) The Puritans pride themselves on the uniform goodness of their town and their ways of dealing with sinful dissenters. Hester’s public appearance is seen as a blessing on the “righteous ...
- 7: The Actions of the Puritans Were Hypocritical
- The Actions of the Puritans Were Hypocritical Plymouth Colony, founded around 1620, was the first of the New England settlements. The Colony was settled by a group of individuals considered to be enemies to the Church of England. These enemies were the Puritans. Under the rule of Queen Elizabeth, the Puritans thought that she did not succeed in ridding Catholic practices in the Church of England. Elizabeth and rulers to follow tried to silence the Puritans. The Puritans believed that ...
- 8: Puritans Vs. Anti-puritans
- By: Paul City on a hill: A new nation is born The city on a hill idea was first taught by the puritans that came from Europe, that wanted America to be a shining example to all the world. It was to be a place built on new rules and new ideas. Overall ...
- 9: Pornography and the New Puritans
- Pornography and the New Puritans Author: Huguette Teran John Irving, in his article “Pornography and the New Puritans,” begins by telling us that “These are censorial times.” The censorial times being removing anything that is considered to be obscene. He refers to the pornography victims’ of sexual crimes ... by removing the offensive ideas- abortion. Irving tells us that in both groups, ideology is being banned therefor, they are blacklisting. Then he compares the feminist group to the old puritans. He shows the short story “Endicott and the Red Cross” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, which is about how the old puritans treated their people. He then calls the feminist group ...
- 10: The Salem Witch Trials
- ... Massachusetts Bay Colony was an isolated but growing Puritan community in the North American wilderness. The colonists frequently mistrusted each other and quarreled about petty things. The spiritual life of Puritans who lived in isolated areas like Salem Village may have added to their sense of vulnerability. Puritan doctrine stressed that everything was in God's hands. They attributed almost all ... powers of God or Satan, thus making them susceptible to the belief of witchcraft. In 1692 King Charles I of England issued a charter to a religious group called the Puritans. The set of laws gave the Puritans the privilege to settle and govern an English colony in the Massachusetts Bay area of North America. In 1630 John Winthrop, a lawyer, directed one thousand English colonists to ...
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