Motif Project of Non-Fictional Charcters in the Scarlett Let
“This rose-bush, by a strange chance, has been kept alive in history; but whether it had merely survived out of the stern old wilderness, so long after the fall of the gigantic pines and oaks that originally overshadowed it, or whether, as there is fair authority for believing, it had sprung up under the footsteps of the sainted Ann Hutchinson as she entered the prison-door, we shall not take upon us to determine.”In 1636, Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643) was charged with heresy and banished from the Massachusetts Colony. A woman of learning and great religious conviction, Hutchinson challenged the Puritan clergy and asserted her view of the “Covenant of Grace” – that moral conduct and piety should not be the primary qualifications for “visible sanctification.” Her preachings were unjustly labeled “antinomianism” by the Puritans – a heresy – since the Christian leaders of that day held to a strong “Covenant of Works” teaching, which dictated the need for outward signs of God’s grace. What began as quibbling over fine points of Christian doctrine ended as a confrontation over the role of authority in the colony. Threatened by meetings she held in her Boston home, the clergy charged Hutchinson with blasphemy. An outspoken female in a
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Ann Hibbins, John Wilson, Mistress Hibbins, Covenant Grace, Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne, , Antinomian Quaker, Church Puritan, William Hibbins, mistress hibbins, hester prynne, ann hibbins, ann hutchinson, william hibbins, witch mistress, puritan authorities, witch mistress hibbins, john wilson,
Approximate Word count = 1143
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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