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    Anne Bradstreet: "The Flesh and the Spirit" Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet was born in 1612 in Northampton shire‚ England. Anne along with her husband and parents emigrated to America with a Puritan group. They settled in Massachusetts. She became one of the first poets to write English verse in the American colonies. However‚ the idea of the women writer was not popular at this time. It was quite rare and uncommon thing to find a woman writing poems or essays. She was also a daughter of a Puritan

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    The poem “Contemplations” is said by critics to be one of Anne Bradstreet’s greatest writing accomplishments ever. Born in the 17th century‚ Bradstreet moved with her family from England to New England in search of a better way of life and to recover her Puritan values. While this transition was quite a struggle‚ she did not let it take away from her beliefs. In this poem‚ Bradstreet focuses on three main topics that are important to her spiritually: nature‚ God‚ and how they are significant to our

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    Anne Bradstreet was an inspiration to many‚ but especially girls. She gave them hope to become something more than what they were told to be by everybody else. She became the first female poet‚ even though many people were opposed to the idea of a woman doing what a man would do. Though this occurred in the 1600s‚ the same idea has been passed down till today. Women have gone through many situations where they have tried to work alongside men‚ but were not treated fairly. Although this situation

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    back Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan woman who could possibly be the first feminist. “The Prologue” was written to introduce her other works but she also used this opportunity to express her feelings of oppression by men and the Puritan beliefs. She uses sarcasm and a critical tone to make her points. Though many have supposed that this poem was a confession that Bradstreet felt the same way about her poetry‚ in reality it was a slap in the face to the men of the time as she claimed her right to

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    Double Bondage..Puritan and Women Being oppressed by their male counterparts‚ women were extremely disgruntled. As the quote explains‚ Anne Bradstreet’s “poetry must have been her outlet for her discontent.” This discontent stems from the oppression of women of her time. Women in Puritan society during the dawn of the New World in the English colonies were extremely oppressed‚ double-teamed by both religion and men. Puritan society in New England was a society with a strong patriarchal community

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    conquered unknown lands. He “defeated and beheaded a succession of three Turkish officers in single combat” (Smith 58). Anne Bradstreet was a house wife that lived from 1612 to 1672 but was no less brave by showing her work when it was looked bad upon to do so by women. John Smith is a

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    have very different views on God and Christianity. Anne Bradstreet from the 1600’s has a humble understanding of God‚ while Johnathon Edwards‚ 1700’s‚ has a way to instill fear into his audience and getting them to convert to christianity. Both have two different ways of spreading the word of God. They pull emotions from the reader during and after they read. Bradstreet and Edwards both have very conflicting views on the Christian religion. Bradstreet is a humble servant of the Christian faith while

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    to express their ideas in this time period. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan wife who wanted people to know about her incredible connection with the love of her life. While this poem is a simple love story‚ the language she uses make it much more deep. The unique rhyme scheme talks about her life with her love and symbolizing him as something much more valuable than gold. She exclaims through figures of speech to describe her exceptional relationship with her husband using many different characteristics

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    shared between couples in a relationship. Yet‚ still there are many different definitions one has to describe this type of love. In an article called “What is Love‚” Sheryl Paul defines love‚ “Love is action. Love is tolerance… Love is giving. Love is receiving… Love is recognizing that it is not your partner’s job to make you feel alive‚ fulfilled‚ or complete.” Sheryl Paul uses verbs to describe love and has her own perception of what love is and should be that people can agree or disagree with. While

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    religion which adhered to religion‚ moral and social order. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan that wrote poetry reflecting on what she had experienced as a woman‚ even though during this era women should not challenge societal norms. She wrote many poems that contained subliminal content within them. One poem that Bradstreet wrote‚ “In Honour of that High and Mighty Princess‚ Queen Elizabeth” was to the late Queen Elizabeth. She expresses her respect and gratitude to the Queen for being an extraordinary

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