Parr began her composition of Lamentations of a Sinner in 1546, but held off on publishing the text until King Henry's death so that she does not have to worry about offending him and losing her life. While this text is the most blatantly Protestant of all Parr's texts, it is not solely a reformist piece. It was considered a very moderate piece of reformist literature, and that is where it's power lies. Mueller states that "a low voice was an excellent thing in a woman," and it is this "commitment to moderation” with Parr's personal religion and in her writings that allow her writings and beliefs to be shared and practiced among later generations of reformers. Lamentations is the one work of Parr's that is truly her own composition and not just a translation and modification of someone else's writings. …show more content…
This implies that she is truly trying to share her beliefs, the right beliefs, with the people of England, because she wants them to also be led away from ignorance. To further support this, Parr changes from using the reflective "I" to the more welcoming "we," once she feels her personal reflection is done and it is time for those in England to share her "vision." She also "acknowl(edges) her own sinfulness...and shortcomings" , to be more relatable to the people reading her text. If the (former) Queen of England could admit to her own religious shortcomings and failures, why should they
For a long while, Mary oscillated between good and bad days. One day in May 1771, Mary wrote "I mourn that I had no more communication with God " On a day in September she cried out, "H...
Jonathan Edwards creates a more effective argument for the intended audience in “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” than “The Speech in the Virginia Convention” written by Patrick Henry, by utilizing various techniques. Patrick Henry makes a strong argument however in the end, Edwards’ sermon grows to be more effective. Edwards creates the argument by strengthening the writing through tone, structure, fallacies and knowledge of the congregation that became his audience. Henry’s piece uses methods of oratory persuasion but the actual topic of “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” has an advantage from the start by appealing to fear, a fallacy of logic. Even with the strong basis “The Speech in the Virginia Convention” by Patrick Henry, Edwards’ “Sinners in the hands of an Angry God” proves the more effective piece in the end.
the ultimate Puritan. Was the glory to God or to herself? She also relates here
The Second Great Awakening was extremely influential in sparking the idea of reform in the minds of people across America. Most people in America just accepted things the way they were until this time. Reforms took place due to the increase of industrial growth, increasing immigration, and new ways of communication throughout the United States. Charles Grandison Finney was one of the main reasons the Second Great Awakening was such a great success. “Much of the impulse towards reform was rooted in the revivals of the broad religious movement that swept the Untied State after 1790” (Danzer, Klor de Alva, Krieger, Wilson, and Woloch 240). Revivals during the Second Great Awakening awakened the faith of people during the 1790s with emotional preaching from Charles Finney and many other influential preachers, which later helped influence the reforms of the mid-1800s throughout America.
In the early 1700's spiritual revivalism spread rapidly through the colonies. This led to colonists changing their beliefs on religion. The great awakening was the level to which the revivalism spread through the colonists. Even with this, there was still religious revivalism in the colonies. One major reason for the Great Awakening was that it was not too long before the revolution. The great awakening is reason to believe that William G Mcloughlin's opinion and this shows that there was a cause to the American Revolution.
Her style of writing is common for this time period however it was uncommon for a woman to be doing the writing. In one of her poems, "In Reference to Her Children, 23 June, 1659" she portrays her children as birds relating it back to nature. The nature aspect adds a tranquil feeling to her poems. She describes her children's lives as if they were birds and goes on to close the poem by saying "farewell my birds, farewell adieu"(Bradstreet 92). She uses nature in this poem to make her children seem simple and calm. She writes about religion is in almost every one of her works, but it is most clear in "A Dialogue Between Old England and New" where she lists out the difference between the two lands. She writes "Before I tell the effect I'll show my cause, which are my sins-- the breach of sacred laws"(Bradstreet 90). In this line she is referring to the old England and their secular ways, she feels that by taking place in the ways of the old England that she has committed many sins. She came to America to correct her ways and to spread her religion. This poem tells the good and the bad of both lands. She pays homage to the problems with England and tells of her hopes for the future of America. She was also a realist, she told life to way it was. In "Upon a Fit of Sickness , Anno 1632 Aetatis Suae" she is very placid about the fact that she
In the 1830's, 1840's, and beyond, There is a Second Great Awakening. The Second Great Awakening had a decided impact on American society. In the following I will describe what the Great Awakening was and how it changed life in America.
In Hope Leslie, the typical woman of the repressed 17th century Puritan society portrays a very passive demeanor; she tends to behave in a quiet and humble way. Esther Downing and Mrs. Winthrop exemplify this expected behavior. They are quiet, humble, do not express their opinions, and show domesticity – they are the perfect Puritan female. The title character, Hope Leslie, grew up “among the strictest sect of the puritans” and due to her upbringing, her loved ones expect that her behavior reflect that of women like Esther and Mrs. Winthrop (127). However, Hope does not adhere to the expectations. She depicts outspokenness, e...
Here begins the influence of the Puritan life on Anne’s work. Christian Doctrine became the only topic that was acceptable for people to write about. It was used to educate and persuade the colonies to worship and honor God. Many Puritans kept journals and diaries as a history of God’s work among the colonies. The available readings contained moral lessons all established by Puritan leaders, or the church. In the article “Puritan Poetry: Public or Private” the author explains the aim of public poems is to present, confirm, and glorify the cause. It also suggests that the concerns of public poetry are d...
LAP #2 Compare/Contrast Janie in Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God” & Edna in Chopin’s “The Awakening” in terms of conformity within a male- dominated society.
The first principle that Queen Elizabeth I introduces into her speech is logos, as she uses reason and inference to assure her soldiers of her faith in their resolve to fight for the good of England. She warns her soldiers that she has been told to “take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery.” This warning is from a source that is concerned with not only her safety, but also the safety of her subjects and, despite that concern, she claims that it is the tyrants who should be fearful. Since she has “placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects,” she has no reason to worry because she is not a tyrant like her enemies. As a result of investing and drawing her strength from the people of her kingdom, Queen Elizabeth I has little to fear unlike the tyrants who cannot trust their own armies. The trust that she has placed in her armies to protect the kingdom leads to the use of the second of Aristotle’s principles of effective communication.
In any country it is very important to encourage and motivate your troops in times of war or invasion and that is what Queen Elizabeth did. Her speech resembles the “The King's Two Bodies” in both the physical and political bodies. When the monarch is a women it is showing that she can still do a kings job. In her speech she calls herself a weak, feeble woman, but she is still able to run the kingdom the same way as a king and with the same amount of power. She had to use masculine strategies for her speech so her people would still be encouraged. Just like her physical body she has to protect it like her land. The Queen explains how she would reward them after the battle and would die for her people. She loves her land and believes her people
Queen Elizabeth skillfully used diction throughout her speech to motivate the troops. In the speech, Queen Elizabeth used the word “we” four times to underscore her feeling of unity between her and her country. She conveyed her care about the welfare of everyone in the country. This inspired the soldiers to remain patriotic and want to fight for their nation. In addition, the queen refered to the soldiers as “noble” and “worthy”, praising them with positive words. She intended to make the soldiers see that the task was significant, making them feel that they were important and want to protect the kingdom of Spain. Later in the sentence, Queen Elizabeth used the phrase “enemies of my God” in the conclusion of her speech. She used a powerful word to connect with the troops by juxtaposing her and their anger toward Spain, emboldening them to challenge the expected invaders. Queen Elizabeth’s impacting usage of diction gave the soldiers the will to fight, fulfilling the purpose of the speech.
The Queen uses many illustrations of this in her argument to appeal to their emotion. When the clergymen express that it would all be solved if she would marry, she combats their argument with “aye, but marry who, Your Grace?” Elizabeth wittingly states that she cannot satisfy all of them because of their inability to agree on one suitor, therefore maybe she should just marry more than one. This causes eruptive laughter from the crowd of clergymen, and she draws off of that throughout the rest of the speech. When accused of “making fun of the sanctity of marriage” by a member of Parliament, the Queen exposes his judgment clearly to the crowd in an amusing tone, reminding him that he should not ridicule her because he is the one who has been divorced twice and is now on his third marriage. She then quickly ends the speech by giving them a sense of social responsibility, commenting that the peace and future happiness of the realm is on their shoulders.
In comparison to other works such as Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn wherein the title succinctly tells what the story shall contain, Kate Chopin’s The Awakening represents a work whose title can only be fully understood after the incorporation of the themes and content into the reader’s mind, which can only be incorporated by reading the novel itself. The title, The Awakening, paints a vague mental picture for the reader at first and does not fully portray what content the novel will possess. After thorough reading of the novel, one can understand that the title represents the main character, Edna Pontellier’s, sexual awakening and metaphorical resurrection that takes place in the plot as opposed to not having a clue on what the plot will be about.