The Scarlet Letter & The Crucible The two main characters; Hester Prynne and Abigail Williams of The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible‚ respectively‚ are very similar in the ways they both commit sin in their societies. However‚ there are differences between the two. Both women committed the sin of adultery but that was Hester’s single sin‚ Abigail had sin of lust‚ envy‚ wrath‚ and greed none of which are comparable to Hester’s. Hester protected the man she loved and took her blame to make sure his
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they know not what he did. If it as any other society‚ he could’ve come clean and married Hester‚ the love of his life‚ with little to no repercussions. The society is inadvertently causing his acts of repression within himself. To keep his position in the church and remain on his pedestal‚ he cowardly hides his crime. He represses his guilt for not being with Hester and owning up to his mistake and like Hester‚ this harms his physical body and heart. In the beginning of the book‚ his description is
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He uses Dimmesdale and Hester to represent sin. Both characters raise and develop because of their joint sin. The society in The Scarlet Letter sets far-reaching limitations on individual. Although the Puritans had hoped to set up an utopia in the latest World‚ where each person
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readers that one misjudgement on the character’s part can be responsible for severe resentment from the Puritan society. The central character‚ Hester Prynne is an example of this as well.Hester made the decision to have an extramarital affair while away from her husband.Her daughter Pearl is the confirmation of her sin.We soon find out that the man who Hester had an affair with was no ordinary townsmen but instead Dimmesdale‚ the Reverand ‚who was greatly idolized by the other Puritans.Hester accepts
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The Scarlet Letter can easily be seen as an early feminist piece of work. Nathaniel Hawthorne created a story that exemplifies Hester as a strong female character living with her choices‚ whether they were good or bad‚ and also as the protagonist. He also presents the daughter of Hester‚ Pearl‚ as an intelligent female‚ especially for her age. He goes on to prove man as imperfect through both the characters of Dimmesdale and of Chillingworth. With the situation that all the characters face‚ Hawthorne
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Scarlet Letter Notes American Lit. ACC Per. 1 9/17/11 Chapters 8-10 Plot- (Chapter 8) Hester and Pearl meet Governor and guests. Governor and Wilson call Pearl a child of Satan or sin? Governor wants to remove Pearl from Hester’s care Hester says she can teach Pearl from her mistakes. Wilson questions Pearl regarding Christian faith. Pearl tries to escape through the window and refuses to answer his questions even though she probably would of gotten them right. Pearl announces she
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The Scarlet Letter is a book of much symbolism. One of the most complex and misunderstood symbols in the book is Pearl‚ the daughter of Hester Prynne. Throughout the story Pearl develops into a prominent symbol of the "A". In this essay the example of symbolism Pearl comes to represent will be explained.<br><br>In the Scarlet Letter‚ Hester‚ for her sins‚ received a scarlet letter‚ "A" which she had to wear upon her chest for the rest of her life in Boston. This was the Puritan way of punishing her
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Mikale Jenkins 1. Hester is the main character and the person who wears the scarlet letter that gives the book its name. The letter is a patch of fabric in the shape of an “A‚” that tells that Hester is an “adulterer.” Pearl is Hester’s daughter‚ young girl who is moody and has the ability to take in things that others do not. Rev. Dimmesdale is the man who achieved fame in England as a theologian and then he came to America. Roger Chillingsworth is Hester’s husband in disguise. He is older
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Who recognizes whom? 2. Describe the man Hester sees in the crowd. 3. " ’A wise sentence!’ remarked the stranger . . ." (60). What is happening in the chapter at this point? What sentence is being discussed here? 4. Even though it is a "wise sentence‚" there is a problem. What is that problem the stranger finds? 5. What vow does the stranger take in his next few words? 6. What information is Master Dimmesdale expected to obtain from Hester? 7. Why is it his responsibility? 1.
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An arguably atypical and progressive nature of some of the female characters in both texts is evident within‚ particularly in that of A Woman of No Importance’s American puritan Hester Worsely‚ ironically named after adulterous Hester Prynne of the Victorian novel ‘The Scarlet Letter’ (1850‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne). Hester is very much opposed to the aristocratic nature of the rest of the party and refers to English society as “shallow‚ selfish‚ foolish”‚ (act II‚ p33) believing in social and gender
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