Question

How did Bradstreet avoid punishment for challenging Puritan authority? by shielding herself behind her husband’s political power by attending church regularly and using a pseudonym for her poetry by moving to a colony where her controversial views were more acceptable by ending each poem with a confirmation of her belief in salvation of the soul in the afterlife

Answer 1

Answer:

• By shielding herself behind her husband's political power

Explanation:

Anne's father and her husband Simon Bradstreet were very much engaged in the public affairs of Massachusetts Bay Colony and furthermore filled in as governors so Anne's family unit was a persuasive one. Regardless of her every day obligations, Anne discovered time to compose poetry.

She started to compose sonnets as a young lady to please her father. After she had been married she continued her poetic works. A few of her poems were devoted to her husband and expressed her love and longing for him while he was abroad.

Answer 2

By shielding herself behind her husband's political power