English III H P.3 October 16‚ 2012 Mr. Dicus The Scarlet Letter Regret as a verb is defined as “to feel sorry about something previously done that now appears wrong.” Throughout The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses characterizations to illustrate Hester Prynne’s journey of overcoming her regret‚ adultery‚ on which this whole book is written. The puritan people intended to shame Hester when she is branded a sinner with the use of a scarlet colored “A”‚ but Hester learns to embrace the “A”
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The Scarlet Letter The scarlet letter is a tragedy. The puritan society is responsible for Dimmesdale ’s downfall because its members expect him to be perfect‚ and he is not. His inability to give the people what they require from him ultimately leads to his downfall. Dimmesdale has an affair with Hester Prynne‚ a married Puritan woman. Hester gives birth to their daughter‚ Pearl. "Children have always a sympathy in the agitations of those connected with them; always‚ especially‚ a sense of any
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In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne displays many examples of love and hatred throughout the story. Though Hawthorne shows that love and hatred both have the potential to harm‚ hatred has a greater tendency to cause pain. This is clearly seen in Hester’s love for Pearl and Chillingworth’s hatred for Dimmesdale. Pearl is not the easiest child to love‚ but the attributes Hester has attained over the years have allowed her to show motherly love regardless. One aspect of Hester’s love is her
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~ The Scarlet Letter ~ Psychological Analysis "I experienced a sensation...of burning heat; and as if the letter sere not of red cloth‚ but red-hot iron." These words in the introduction to The Scarlet Letter describe the letter as an object that contains power. The power left in the little red piece of cloth represents all the emotional toil that was associated with it - guilt‚ pain‚ betrayal‚ and vengeance. Throughout the novel the letter will stir all these emotions‚ creating an intense psychological
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Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter “He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it‚ is a saint; that boasteth of it‚ is a devil” (Thomas Fuller). In modern times‚ society doesn’t sentence a man to jail time for committing the crime of adultery. We have grown to accept adultery more in our society today than people did in the 17th century. Back then‚ committing the sin of adultery was as bad as murder‚ and an adulterer could be sentenced to death. Luckily for Hester Prynn in The Scarlet Letter‚ she is
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Chapter 21: Scarlet Letter (3) 1 Quote: “Children have always a sympathy in the agitations of those connected with them; always‚ especially‚ a sense of any trouble or impending revolution‚ of whatever kind‚ in domestic circumstances; and therefore Pearl‚ who was the gem on her mother’s unquiet bosom‚ betrayed‚ by the very dance of her spirits‚ the emotions which none could detect in the marble passiveness of Hester’s brow.”(Chapter 21) Summary: Pearl knows that something is going on that her mother
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Formula for Character Analysis The Scarlet Letter By: Nathaniel Hawthorne Honors English 9 10/30/12 Period 4 * I. Part one a. Pearl 1. Pretty 2. Devilish 3. Young 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
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and Puritanism in the Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ is about the struggle three people face while trying to live their lives and find happiness in a Puritan society. In the early 1640s‚ Hester comes to the small town of Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ while her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ settles business in Great Britain. Hester and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale‚ the town ’s priest‚ engage in the act of adultery and produce a baby girl named Pearl; though‚ only Hester
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The Scarlet Letter Research Paper Topics Select top 5 topics and rank in order of preference. Selections will be made on Wednesday‚ November 16th. Choose a topic that can be thoroughly and effectively discussed in a 4 to 5 page paper. Once your topic is selected‚ your topic must be turned into a specific‚ unified‚ and arguable thesis statement. All tentative thesis statements must be approved by the teacher. Tentative Thesis Statement and Questions due on Monday‚ November 21st.
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In this book all the good stuff goes down in the woods. Nature is almost like a character in the world of The Scarlet Letter. It is often personified as listening‚ commenting on‚ and interacting with other characters. The society itself (Puritan Boston society) is like an island surrounded by nature. The town is bordered on one side by a huge expanse of woods‚ home to Native Americans (the Wampanoag tribes). On the other side lies the big blue Atlantic Ocean. From the beginning of this story‚ our
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