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Comus
A masque written by Milton, himself something of an arch-Puritan and proto-democrat, the drama centers on the exercise of right reason against sensual indulgence—a principle with which the Puritans in the novel and in life were familiar.
Henry VIII
One of Shakespeare’s history plays and referenced in an epigraph, this work centers on concerns of marriage and separation from perceivedly idolatrous religious practices—something with which the Puritans depicted in the novel are concerned.
Roger Williams
A founder of the colony that would become Rhode Island, this figure was an early advocate for religious freedom, separation of church and state, amity with indigenous populations, and abolition. Repeated reference to him suggests that his ideas are to be prized and emulated.
The Bible
The ostensibly foundational text of Puritan life, this book serves as the single major cultural touchstone at work within the novel and between...
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