How Does Nathaniel Hawthorne Use Romanticism In The Scarlet Letter
In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne explains how Puritan societies were full of sin and full of remarkable character. The Puritan life was isolated and couldn’t communicate about their character, feelings and problems in the society to other people in it. Hawthorne also writes it in a romanticism way, by explaining the character’s own character and how it can either relate to Puritan or Romanticism. He tries to define Puritan beliefs in the novel and explains some characteristics in the novel. Hawthorne loved writing puritan stories because of his bond with his family and ancestors. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writing was dark and gloomy. His stories he created about puritanism explained their highs and lows, which primarily created
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Hawthorne explains how Dimmesdale’s character can be dark and how it relates to romanticism. Throughout chapters from the novel, Dimmesdale, Hester, and Chillingworth. Dimmesdale and Chillingworth have talks back and forth, and they have arguments throughout some chapters. Chillingworth being the physician he is, he noticed Dimmesdale has been acting different around Pearl. Chillingworth also noticed that Pearl would act like Dimmesdale at times and he started to study how she would act around him and how he would act around her, vise versa. Chillingworth and Dimmesdale would get into arguments because Chillingworth has an idea of who Pearls father is, and Pearl doesn’t know who her father is. So due to the expressions and how Pearl and Dimmesdale act, Chillingworth knows who the baby daddy is. Arguments started occurring between Dimmesdale and Chillingworth because of the baby daddy incident. Chillingworth seeks revenge on Dimmesdale and Hester because of what Hester did to him and that Dimmesdale slept with his wife and had a baby with him too. Once he found that out, he felt betrayed and from then on, he wouldn’t forget. Chillingworth speaks with Hester and he says "What choice had you?" asked Roger Chillingworth. "My finger, pointed at this man, would have hurled him from his pulpit into a dungeon, —thence, peradventure, to the gallows” (Chapter 14, Hawthorne)! Chillingworth
Hawthorne explains how Dimmesdale’s character can be dark and how it relates to romanticism. Throughout chapters from the novel, Dimmesdale, Hester, and Chillingworth. Dimmesdale and Chillingworth have talks back and forth, and they have arguments throughout some chapters. Chillingworth being the physician he is, he noticed Dimmesdale has been acting different around Pearl. Chillingworth also noticed that Pearl would act like Dimmesdale at times and he started to study how she would act around him and how he would act around her, vise versa. Chillingworth and Dimmesdale would get into arguments because Chillingworth has an idea of who Pearls father is, and Pearl doesn’t know who her father is. So due to the expressions and how Pearl and Dimmesdale act, Chillingworth knows who the baby daddy is. Arguments started occurring between Dimmesdale and Chillingworth because of the baby daddy incident. Chillingworth seeks revenge on Dimmesdale and Hester because of what Hester did to him and that Dimmesdale slept with his wife and had a baby with him too. Once he found that out, he felt betrayed and from then on, he wouldn’t forget. Chillingworth speaks with Hester and he says "What choice had you?" asked Roger Chillingworth. "My finger, pointed at this man, would have hurled him from his pulpit into a dungeon, —thence, peradventure, to the gallows” (Chapter 14, Hawthorne)! Chillingworth