... authors such as Emerson and Poe. He was a genius in creating short stories and was a very active political man. His life was one of very many tales. Nathaniel Hawthorne came from a family that had played an important role in the early history of Salem, Nathaniel's hometown. Nathaniel's first relative in the colonies was William Hathorne, Nathaniel began to add the "w" in the spelling ... of his name after his graduation from college. William Hathorne was a rebel against Charles II and a speaker in the House of Delegates. One of William's sons, John, was one of the three infamous judges i...

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... their darker tales concerning sin and morality (www.trackstar.com). The following pages will examine the way sin affected the Puritan Community in the Scarlet Letter. First, they explain the history of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Then, they explore the sin and according punishment for the Puritan Community. Finally, they show how the sin affected the Puritans (Shepard 5). Nathaniel Hawthorne, born in Salem, Massachusetts ... the town square for public humiliation. There were five crimes that were punishable by death in Plymouth Colony.  They were (1) treason or rebellion; (2) "Willful" murder...

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... to act. It was a very pessimistic idea; c) Because of the obsession with this desire of perfection, righteous, purity and pious behaviour, as well as with the fear of God's punishment and the condemning to Hell; and after the apparition of Cotton Mather's Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions (1689), there came a growing fascination with witchcraft in Salem Village: twenty people and two dogs were ... executed as witches and hundreds more were either sent to jail or accused. At this point, the Puritan community became a mob of hysterical people that lost sight of...

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