minister who undergoes drastic changes physically and mentally because he would not confess to adultery. In this 17th century society‚ public acknowledgement of sin is necessary by law and religion. Due to Dimmesdale’s type of sin he finds it difficult to confess to the public; this may be because of his position as a minister and his fear of his communities consequences. From the 17th century to the 21st‚
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4. Curious b. Roger Chillingworth 1 Vengeful 2. Intelligent 3. Inconsiderate 4. Mischievous c. Arthur Dimmesdale 1. Troubled 2. Sensitive 3. Powerful 4. Weak d. Hester Prynne 1. Lonely 2. Distraught 3. Enduring 4. Helpful II. Part two a. Pearl 1. “God‚ as a direct consequence of the sin which man thus punished‚ had given her a lovely child‚ whose place was on that same dishonored
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In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne was found guilty of adultery‚ branded with a scarlet A‚ and shunned by the town--an extreme punishment by modern standards. This A that Hester was forced to embroider onto all of her clothing symbolized not only her sin‚ but the A also held meaning for other characters. It represented the guilt of the man with whom Hester committed adultery: Reverend Dimmesdale. Hester never revealed his identity to the town‚ and Dimmesdale felt
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main characters‚ Hester Prynne‚ Pearl Prynne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Prynne Chillingworth. The story goes; Hester Prynne committed the sin of adultery with the minister of their Puritan Community‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ the community then condemning her to wear the scarlet letter “A” for the rest of her natural life. Pearl Prynne being the product of the two sinners. In the moment‚ when Hester is completing the first part of her punishment‚ her long lost husband‚ Roger Prynne Chillingworth‚ arrives
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man plagued by vengeance. In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne describes how a woman named Hester Prynne fits into a Puritan society after committing an act of adultery and giving birth to another man’s child. Her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ develops a bitter coldness and a vindictive obsession that impacts both Hester Prynne and her secret lover. Chillingworth was Hester Prynne’s husband before she was brought to jail. He is first seen as “a figure which irresistibly took possession
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an evident topic in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne’s sin is public knowledge‚ whereas Arthur Dimmesdale’s identical sin is hidden. Arthur Dimmesdale‚ a reverend‚ was thought to be the most unlikely culprit of sin in Boston. Arthur Dimmesdale shows Hawthorne’s theme that sin occurs in everyone regardless of social status. Arthur Dimmesdale illustrates Hawthorne’s theme by committing adultery with Hester Prynne but reveals much more about that act and his guilt throughout
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this woman illustrates the hate they all have for Hester Prynne‚ by declaring that Hester is unmoved by her sin. 2. “‘Ah‚ but‚” interposed‚ more softly‚ a young wife‚ holding a child by the hand‚ "let her cover the mark as she will‚ the pang of it will be always in her heart.’” (49) CM: This woman‚ who is holding a child‚ does not speak of Hester harshly‚ but by bringing her child‚ she portrays that she wants her child to envision Hester as second class‚ too. 3. “‘What do we talk
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guilt we impose on ourselves. In the beginning of the novel the community is unwelcoming to Hester Prynne and her newborn Pearl. This creates a conflict against her and the society; while she knows she committed an act of sin most of the community feels the need to harass her. Throughout the time Hester Prynne was in conflict with the community she was seemingly already at war with herself. Hester Prynne was at war with her conscience about telling the community who her mister was‚ she knew that
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these accounts were appointed to that of one of the main characters‚ Hester Prynne. Hester Prynne was a character of The Scarlet Letter who was trialed and condemned of the sin adultery. Although there was a sin committed‚ Hester`s ordeal wasn`t a justified case. Hester`s husband was away and was said to have been at the bottom of the sea. Therefore‚ there wasn’t really a sin that was committed. Due to her sin‚ Hester Prynne was cut off from society‚ imprisoned and forced to live in shame without
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The novel titled The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ was a story full of tragic irony. Hester Prynne‚ throughout the story‚ makes a great effort to conceal secrets among others such as Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth. This effort is filled with hypocrisy because of the way they live their lives day by day. Some being idled for great doing‚ others shunning people of sin‚ when yet each of them have all committed sin of their own. Therefore‚ irony amongst this novel‚ is great
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