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Midterm Scarlet letter

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Ah but let her cover the mark as she will the pang of it will be always in her heart
Hester prynne
A bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself may after all be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part
Arthur dimmesdale
He wore a dark feather in his had a border of embroidery in his cloak And a black velvet tunic beneath
Governed bellingham
The eldest clergyman of Boston a great scholar like most of his contemporaries in the profession and withal a man of kind and genial spirit
Reverend Wilson
By the Indians side and evidently sustaining a companionship with him stood a white man clad in a strange disarray of civilized and savage costume
Roger chillingsworth
Passion
Pearl
A witch-she turned me into a newt
Mistress hibbins
Puritan society control
The twin beadle
Hope
The rosebush
Who wrote the scarlet letter
Nathaniel hawthorne
Hawthorne completed the Scarlett letter in what year
1850
The prison door best represents which of the following
Puritanical severity of law and authority of the regime
The rosebuds outside the prison door is a symbol of all of the following except
Puritanical punishment for moral crimes
How long each day did Hester have to stand on the scaffold
Three hours
Hawthornes portrayal of the puritanical society is one of
Contradictory images and hypocrisy
Hester has embroidered what symbol onto her dress
A scarlet letter A
What gesture does rev dimmesdale make throughout the book
He places his hand over his heart
Why is the first scaffold scene very ironic
Because dimmesdale is called upon to ask Hester who the father is
Chilling worth pretends to be of what profession
A doctor
After she is released from prison Hester goes to live where
On the outskirts of boston
How does Hester earn a living
By her needlework
What statement best describes pearls role in the novel
The voice of romanticism/ hawthorne
When John Wilson asks pearl who her maker is pearl replies
That she was plucked off a rose bush
Mistress gibbons the sister of governor Bellingham is reputed to be
A witch
To whom does hawthorne apply the term the leech
Chillingworrh
How does the chilling worth figure out who pearls father really is
Chillingsorth becomes dimmesdales Doctor and guesses the secret
What is Hester's response when she learns that the Puritan council might allow her to remove her scarlet letter
She indicates that only God can remove her letter
Hester tries to convince dimmesdale to do what during their walks in the woods
To run away and live elsewhere
What does pearl do when she first sees her mother without the scarlet letter
She convulses and screams
Who destroys Dimmesdale and Hester's plans to run away from boston
Chillingworth
What does pearl do right before dimmesdale dies
She kisses dimmesdale
Eventually years after it was put on her chest to stand for adultery the A on Hester's chest begins to stand for
Able
Two symbolic images of the good and evil battling over dimmesdales soul are
Chilling worth and pearl
By punishing Hester with the scarlet letter the Puritan community is doing what according to Nathaniel hawthorne
Proclaiming its own smug and judge mental self righteousness
Chilling worth became the greatest sinner in violating the human heart because
He single minded let was bent on personal revenge against dimmesdale
What happens to pearl at the end of the story
She is left a lot of money by chilling worth and leaves town never to be heard from again
What is the setting of the scarlet letter
Boston Massachusetts in 1650
What kind of story or genre is the scarlet letter classified as
Psychological romance
Hawthorne adds to the fascination of the scarlet letter by telling of
An A in the sky , the different ways in which it affected the people
In what century is the story of Hester prynne set
The 17th cent
What is situated immediately outside the door of the prison in which Hester isnkept
A rosebush
Which whom has chillingworth been living before he appears in boston
Native Americans
Which of the following is a method dimmesdale used to punish himself for his sins
Scourging or whipping, fasting, vigils
Next to whom is Hester buried at the ending the novel
Dimmesdale
How does pearl acknowledge dimmesdale as her father at his death
By kissing him
What mark can supposedly be seen on dimemsdales chest
A scarlet letter A
How does Pearl become wealthy
She inherits chillingworths estate and marries a nobleman
Which item is he stern not allowed to make for the people
Bridal veils
At the end of the novel the following insividuals are up on the scaffold togetjer
Hester, pearl, dimmesdale
What literary device does Hawthorne use in the underlined portion of the passage? the following line is about Hester, towards the end of the story HER FACE SO LONG FAMILIAR TO THE TOWNSPEOPLE SHOWED THE MARBLE QUIETUDE WHICH THEY WERE ACCUSTOMED TO BEHOLD THERE. IT WAS LIKE A MASK; OR RATHER, LIKE THE FROZEN CALMNESS OF A DEAD WOMAN'S FEATURES
Simile
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