... own words, along with interesting literary examples. Answer: PURITAN AGE Background: The 15th and 16th century witnessed the rise of a group of protestant in England called "Puritans". They opposed the arts, culture, singing, dancing, drama, and any other form of entertainment and pleasure. The followers ... to get place in the heaven. They rejected the worldliness, made worship their most important purpose of life and adopted the simplest way of living. Although some of the beliefs of American Puritans were austere, but they completely transformed the life by practically adopting the cu...

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