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They banned drunkenness, make-up, theatre going, going to church on Christmas Day, Christmas dinner, dancing, singing, parties, music and other such things
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What did the puritans ban in their colonies?
theatre?
When did puritans ban Christmas?
1652
During the 1590's what group tried to ban theater in England Why?
The Puritans tried to ban the theater and the Shakespeare's Globe theater was under the patronage of a nobleman. This patronage provided protection from the Puritans as well as additional financial backing.
Did some people want to ban plays in shakespeare s time?
yes, the puritans
Who were the colonists America or someone else?
they were puritans
How do you ban someone on wolfquest?
Only the admin can ban people on WolfQuest, no one else.
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.
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.
Who can you tell your password to?
No, you can't if you do, you will get ban and someone else will take it from you.
Why did puritans ban shakespeare?
puritans believed that plays were making the society lazy and incompetent, they also believed that it was to revealing and vulgar. The plays pretty much contradicted puritan beliefs That is the reason they closed the Globe theater. Also why they banned Shakespeare
When was acting banned?
Acting was banned in England in the mid-16th century by the Puritans, who believed it encouraged immoral behavior. The ban was lifted in 1660 when Charles II was restored to the throne.
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
