A Puritan Reading of "The Rover"
In the mid 17th century the theatre was closed down during the short reign of Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans in government. This strict religious group was opposed to many of the activities associated with the theatre and the plays themselves. Upon the ousting of this religious group from govern....
Hawthornes Use of Literary Elements in the Scarlet Letter
A Puritan can be best described as a person that strictly fuses its religion and law to create their attitude, character, and actions. Nathaniel Hawthorne in The Scarlet Letter shows the extremity that Puritans experience to judge, criticize, and treat offenders of the law. In this novel, we have th....
Settling of America (1620's -1670's)
Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas for Spain in 1492. The explorers and settlers that settled in Central and South America were mostly Spanish and Portuguese. The English took notice of the Spanish success in the Americas, so they decided to explore the upper part of the Americas, North A....