Category: Puritans

Critical Overview of Puritans’ Society: Historical Essay Puritans were a massive flawed group during the 17th century due to their self righteousness and contradiction views within their society. A puritan is a member of a christian group that moved away from England and set sailed to North America. Reasons for the Puritans migration was because…

The Peculiarities of Puritan Society in Scarlet Letter In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, he reveals the life and hypocrisy of the Puritan communities in the past. He implies that back then in that stubborn society, many people were wrongfully sentenced for sins of all types. Dimmesdale and Hester show how easily it is for…

Critical Analysis of Puritans’ Culture and Beliefs John Bunyan, was an english writer that was famous for the book The Pilgrim’s Progress. One of his famous quote said.  The whole life of a Christian should be nothing but Praises and thanks to God; we should neither eat nor sleep, but eat to God and…

Impact of Puritans on the Political Views on the New England Colonies: Analytical Essay Throughout history, many colonies have been influenced by other people. For example, the Puritans influenced the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s in multiple ways. Specially, politically by coming up the idea of a united government which later on…

Historical Essay: Analysis of Great Puritan Migration During the years 1620-1640 many Puritans left England to come to the New World. The Puritans left because of the religious persecution The English Church was not fond of the Puritans which eventually pushed Puritans to leave England. This event affected the culture and society of the early…

The Social Background of the Salem Witch Trials The Salem witch preliminaries of 1692 occurred in Salem, Massachusetts. Generally speaking, 141 individuals were captured as 19 were hung and one squashed to death. Scientists portray the Salem witch preliminaries as a progression of court preliminaries that were planned for indicting people who had been blamed…

Causes of the Salem Witch Trials Samuel Parris left the room full of anger. Despite the tax problems he was facing from the visiting Salem village, he now has another difficulty for his daughter of 9, and his niece of 11, have both been diagnosed by the doctor to have been bewitched by someone. The…

Predetermined Punishment in Salem Village Salem, a city along the northeast coast of Massachusetts, is infamously known for its dark history of the prosecution of witches during the 17th century. Long before the witch hunt, the Puritian village firmly believed in the supernatural. As their strength in the worship of God was strong, they also…

Behind the Salem Witch Trials: Analysis of Puritan Society and Values in the 17th Century To the Puritans, good deeds and prosperity were believed to be the work of God while misfortunes and abnormalities were to be the work of the Devil. In 1692, the infamous Salem Witch Trials began in Salem Village, Massachusetts. After…