Preview

Anne Bradstreet Beliefs

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
346 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Anne Bradstreet Beliefs
Bradstreet’s beliefs are that God has a reason for doing everything. She believes that her house and possessions destroyed because that’s the way God intended it to be. In line 14 of the poem, Bradstreet writes plainly,” I blest his name that gave and took, that laid my goods now in the dust. Yea, so it was, and so ‘twas just.”. Bradstreet had put all of her faith in God and,“blessed his name”. She believes that he will take care of everything, and make everything okay in the end. Material things don’t matter here on Earth, because Earth won’t be her permanent home. She’ll be in Heaven, where material things aren’t going to be important anymore. All that will be of importance for her will be to glorify her God.
In line 45, Bradstreet says,”

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley were both poets in America. Anne Bradstreet was a teen bride from England that came to America in 1630. She was born into a puritan family and accepted the faith. At sixteen she married Simon Bradstreet. They moved to America and her husband was the governor of Massachusetts. She had eight kids and lived as a housewife. She died in 1672. Phillis Wheatley was a slave from Africa and was kidnapped and sold as a slave. She was sold to the Wheatley family and learned english in 16 months. She went to school and got an education that any white person would have got. She was eventually freed but still work for the Wheatleys. She married…

    • 339 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Bradstreet’s poem was soft and personal. It would seem that she was contemplating the likelihood of her dying while giving birth. The poem was addressed to her husband, which makes since as if she were to die, she would want him to know her final words and not to mention he would be raising the child alone. Being that Bradstreet gave birth to eight children, it is very likely that she feared her own death during each and every one of her deliveries.…

    • 319 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Anne Bradstreet's use of allusion throughout the passage conveys Puritan ideals in "mighty architect" excerpt. The author states," a house on high erect framed...furnished," and "paid for too" (Bradstreet 43-45, 51). Examples such as," house on high erect," "paid for" expands upon Puritan beliefs of "heaven." Society has to work their way up, follow morals "pay a price" for a greater spiritual life. Therefore, Bradstreet is portraying Puritan beliefs as positive guide lines(Bradstreet 43,47). Throughout the passage, the use of allusion portrays believe of God. Simultaneously, justifies authors calmness towards the situation. Bradstreet focused on spirituality than reality. The allusion convey tranquility and instilled principles.…

    • 105 Words
    • 1 Page
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    One of the main ideas that I found to be most evident was the love that she expresses in her poem. She says to her husband, “And if thou love thy self, or loved’st me, These O protect from step-dame’s injury.” Bradstreet not only cares for and loves her husband, but she has a passionate love for her unborn child. Another prominent theme is Bradstreet’s acknowledgement of the possibility of death. She faces her fear, knowing it is inevitable and could occur when she gives birth, which she points out by telling her husband about how he might “lose his friend.” She also tells him how she wants to be remembered, which is clearly seen when she says, “If any worth or virtue were in me, Let thy live freshly in thy memory.”…

    • 557 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Bradstreet's Beliefs

    • 197 Words
    • 1 Page

    In Bradstreet’s her attitude toward losing her material things and focus on her belief in God had mixed emotions.On one hand the women who lost her house and everything in it was very sad but at the same time wanted to let go of thoughts feelings because she wasn't suppose to be attached to those things and was suppose to be learning more about god.She quote”When the ruin oft I past my sorrowing eyes”meaning she was sad,but she couldn't be sad because of her religion.…

    • 197 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    In Bradstreet’s poem, “In Memory of my Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet” is a response to the death of her toddler granddaughter. I can relate on several levels with Mrs. Bradstreet, because I had two miscarriages. Bradstreet (2008) stated “Farewell sweet bebe, the pleasure of mine eye”, “Then ta’en away unto eternity”, “Or sigh thy days so soon were terminate” (p. 109). These three lines are very touching to me because it represents that God had a purpose in life for taking my precious babies. God controls everything in every way. What Bradstreet is basically saying is that God gives and he can take away. Death is a part of life. Her grandchild is spared the hardships of life for an early salvation. It was God’s will that she was so pure…

    • 329 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Bradstreet shows how she believes in God and how the things of this earth will not help us when we die. For the Lord has gave us the earth and the things that dwell upon it. God gave her the house and its fulfillments, along with any other “possessions”. For mankind does not own anything, it is all Gods.…

    • 90 Words
    • 1 Page
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Anne Bradstreet Themes

    • 2036 Words
    • 9 Pages

    Bradstreet made it clear in her literary works that she had a strong love for her earthly life, delighting in her husband and children, in the life they had together, as well as their home. However, she had an even stronger love for God, and her faith was what saw her through the trials she endured on earth. In one of her most well known poems, Upon the Burning of…

    • 2036 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    During a time when religious views and political dominance reigned over many Puritan members of the New English Society, in early 1700s, many authors stepped up to give their views on popular topics. When looking at two well known Puritan Age authors, Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards, it is easy to see that they differ views about the topic of religion and style of writing.…

    • 487 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Anne Bradstreet

    • 692 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Throughout Bradstreet's poem, she is very calm and accepting of her grandchild's death and her emotions are very controlled. This is probably because of her Puritan faith in which she practices the belief in heaven and in God, being the ruler of life. Although Elizabeth was…

    • 692 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Anne Bradstreet Essay

    • 494 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The second part of the poem is when she turns to God. Bradstreet wants nothing to get in the way of her beliefs, when she says, “… all’s vanity.” this line in particular is in reference to the bible in Ecclesiastes 1:2 is expressing futility and emptiness. She turns away from her belongings toward something better, God. She goes on by saying , “Then straight I gin my heart to chide, and did thy wealth on earth abide?” in these couple of lines she scolds herself for having…

    • 494 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Anne Bradstreet education gave her the opportunity to write about politics, theology, and religion. Like they said art is beautiful, in which a person can express all types of feelings such as love, sadness, a compassion etc…. Anne Bradstreet faced a tragedy that really affected her, in a way that she got inspired to write a poem called “And when I could no longer look, I blest His grace that gave and took, that laid my goods now in the dust.Yea, so it was, and so 'twas just. It was his own; it was not mine. Far be it that I should repine." That poem about her house that burned. In this she talks about her books that got burned. But she said that she bless God’s name because God was the one that gave her the ability and the knowledge to write those poems. She believe that these poems were for God, it‘s okay to take them back.…

    • 1199 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Anne Bradstreet

    • 662 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The bible enlightens, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:19-21). Anne Bradstreet’s bases her poem upon this notion manifested as an extended metaphor. Along with the poem, the speaker’s tone is quite radical, ranging from calm (Line 1), helpless (Line 10), selfless (Line 16), and nostalgic (Lines 21-34); consequently, contradicting the entire nature of the poem. Perhaps, the speaker is trying to express an idea of complete devotion to God and detachment of material possessions, whilst her own lines give out the nature of flawed human beings. Anne Bradstreet was a puritan, the majority of her poems have themes that reference the relationship with God and how imperative it is to live our lives purely and as instruments at His disposal. In this poem, the speaker struggles with this whole perception. Revealing that human nature cannot be set aside. A man is an animal and it is his nature to follow his instincts and desires. Which…

    • 662 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Bradstreet believed that women in her society were treated unfairly, and that gender should be insignificant. In her "Prologue" she addresses conflict and struggle, expressing her opinion toward women's rights, implying that gender is unimportant and male dominance is wrong. Bradstreet asserts the rights of women to learning and expression of thought, addressing broad and universal themes.…

    • 684 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Admiration of Anne Bradstreets values as compared to those of Ben Franklin and Johnathan Edwards…

    • 3472 Words
    • 14 Pages
    Good Essays