Anne Bradstreet’s Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House not only embodies her metaphysical fears of hell, loneliness, and judgement but also accurately reflects the Puritans’ ever growing skepticism on the concept of predestination. One of the fundamental ideas in the Puritan religion is the belief and fear of hell, a fiery place where sinners go to burn. Another idea of early Puritanism is the belief in predestination, where you could potentially be born destined to go to hell
1. This stanza is from "Verses Upon the Burning of Our House" by a Puritan wife in the 17th Century, Anne Bradstreet. Bradstreet wrote this after her house burned down. She refers to God by saying, "I blest his Name that gave and took" which shows that she understands that it was God who gave her all her earthly possessions but then took it away from her. Bradstreet mentions how her possesions do not belong to her in "It was his own: it was not mine;" which shows that she knows that God can do whatever
Some Verses Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666" 9/15/14 Material Possessions, are They Worth Dying For? Nowadays, in the technology riddled time period of the 21st century, people often buy products from their favorite brands, purchase new electronic devices from companies like Apple, and drool after the latest consumer products. Materialism is present everywhere in modern socie- ty, and more often than not, these physical gadgets and material goods can take up a large part of our priorities;
Anne Bradstreet: The Implausible Woman Of the many implausible Puritan writers of the 1600’s, who made a significant mark on literature, Anne Bradstreet is one whom is found to be quite complex. She lived during a time when people’s beliefs and religion was their top priority. Most of the authors of this time wrote about their religious beliefs, however not only did Bradstreet’s poems consist of her thoughts on religion, but they also spoke of her personal life. The purpose of this research paper
The Environment of the Tenth Muse Anne Bradstreet was the first poet to be published from the New World. This new, alien environment influenced her work. Externally, Bradstreet was cast into an unfamiliar territory in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and internally, she was bound by the strict beliefs of the Puritan church. In the New World, she had to cope without her husband around and raise her family, and her religion dictated that she was a sinner who had to be humble, believe in the scriptures