... a puritan colony in Massachusetts where The Scarlet Letter took place; this was a time of new English settlement. The story line for the movie does portray history accurately in the way the puritans are portrayed by religion, witchcraft, indentured servants and punishment. However, it does not accurately portray the names of the historical people that were involved or that Hester Prynne was not hung also ... After church it was shown that the colonists gathered socially. In history this was called the Sabbath. The colonies set aside Sunday as a day of worship. "Regulations known as Blue L...

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