Puritan

A Protestant reformer associated with strict religious and moral discipline. Puritans criticised entertainments they considered sinful; Maria only loosely associates Malvolio with them.

A Protestant seeking further reform of religious life, often opposing practices associated with Catholicism and entertainment considered morally corrupt.

Puritans were Protestants who wanted religious life further reformed. They opposed festivities associated with Catholic tradition and condemned drunkenness and behaviour they considered sinful. Many attacked the theatre because they associated it with sexual immorality and objected to men wearing women’s clothes on stage.

A member of a Protestant religious movement associated with strict moral discipline and opposition to entertainments considered sinful.

Part (b): connect festive and Puritan context to the conflict over entertainment. Treat Maria's description as a qualified comparison, not proof that Malvolio is a committed Puritan.

Part (b): connect dress regulations to his imagined velvet gown, or Puritan opposition to revelry to his household conflicts. Maria questions his religious consistency.

Describe Malvolio as associated with Puritan attitudes, rather than confidently identifying him as a Puritan: Maria qualifies and then challenges the label.

A Protestant who sought further religious reform and stricter observance of religious and moral principles. Puritans often opposed drunken revelry and theatre.

A Protestant reformer who sought a more thoroughly reformed Church and religiously disciplined life. Puritans objected to entertainments and festivities they considered irreligious or morally harmful.

A Protestant reformer who sought stricter religious practice; Puritans often opposed festive excess and theatrical performance on religious and moral grounds.

Puritans sought stricter Protestant religious practice. Many opposed Christmas festivities because of their Catholic associations and the drunkenness or disorder accompanying them. They also attacked the theatre for what they considered immoral behaviour and sexual temptation.

A Protestant reformer associated with strict religious and moral standards. Maria compares Malvolio to a puritan but then denies that he holds consistent principles.

A Protestant reformer who sought to purify religious practice and emphasised moral discipline. Puritans opposed forms of entertainment they considered sinful.

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