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The puritans would read books, go to church, and fish.
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What did puritans disapprove of?
Everything that was even remotely fun, including smiling...
What couldn't puritans do?
Puritans believed that anything fun was banned You couldn't play sports, listens to music, dance, or drink because it was 'sinful'. The miserable puritans even banned Christmas.
Why did the puritans destroy the globe theatre in 1644?
The Puritans were protestant extremists and thought the theatre was depraved, well they thought anything fun was depraved.They opposed the idea of people being on stage and pretending to be someone else, they compared it to lying. Theatres were also a place where 'orange girls', would congregate looking for business and the Puritans wanted to stop that.Theatres were also blamed for spreading the plague, they were never opened in summer just in case. But that was thought before the Puritans put a ban on fun.
What did the puritan do for fun?
Most puritans had different jobs, so they did different things. If you were a fisherman and you loved to fish but you sold the fish, you would be fishing for fun AND for a job.
Why the puritans hate the globe?
The Puritans were extremists and thought the theatre was depraved (they thought any fun was depraved). They opposed the idea of people being on stage and pretending to be someone else, they have compared it to lying. Theatres were also a place where "orange girls", would congregate looking for business and the Puritans wanted to stop them. ( I think these people are desperate for something) Theatres were also blamed for spreading the plague, they were never opened in summer just in case. But that was thought before the Puritans had put a ban on the fun the people were having.
What can't puritans do?
Puritans weren't allowed to have any fun. Including singing, dancing, going to the theater, and they wore dark clothing. Their lives were totally devoted to God, and they lived their lives according to the bible.
How did puritans behave?
The Puritans watched each other for signs of sinful behavior.
What religious group established the Massachusetts Bay colony?
The Puritans .
Were the royalists puritans?
No. It was the Parliamentarians who were Puritans.
Why did the puritans want to ban theatre?
The theater grew out of the tradition of enacting religious dramas. By the time of the Puritans, it was heavily secular, most of the material had nothing to do with religion. Theaters were seen in the same light as public houses, worldly music and dancing. They were magnets for vice, drunkenness, gambling, and prostitution. And they were fun. All this made them distractions from the pursuit of a higher, moral society pursued by the Puritans
Who was the founder of Massachusetts puritans or pilgrims?
The Puritans.
Was is the pilgrims or was it the puritans that founded Massachusetts?
puritans
