The puritans derived their name from
a) the quality of their new world manufactured goods.
b) their desire to reform the church of england.
c) the lyrical beauty of anne bradstreet's verse.
d) their tendency to be highly educated,

B) Their desire to reform the church of England.

Explanation:

The Puritans are a group of Protestant Christians during the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted to reform the Church of England from being too overtly Catholic and difficult for the Protestants to be involved. They wanted the reformation of the church from the Roman Catholic practices, and be more Protestant for the whole Christian believers.

The name "Puritan" is derived from the stand of the Protestant believers who believe and work towards reforming the Church from its majority Catholic practices. This desire to bring about changes in the Church so as to make it more Protestant friendly led to the many Puritanical establishments and colonies in the early settlements in America.

i would say that these are the two thesis statements best for a literary analysis essay on recurring themes in shakespeare's romeo and juliet:

1.  in romeo and juliet, shakespeare demonstrates that love comes in a variety of forms, be it romantic, familial, or between friends.

2.  shakespeare explores the struggle for identity through the character of juliet in his play romeo and juliet.

the other theses aren't reoccurring in this play. 

explanation: