of the three main characters - Hester Pyrnne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth throughout the story. Their personalities are shown most clearly during the scaffold scenes. These scenes are the most substantial situations in the story because they illustrate the immediate‚ delayed‚ and prolonged effects that the sin of adultery has on the main characters (Analysis1).<br><br>In the first scene‚ everyone in the town is gathered in the market place because Hester is being questioned about the
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rather than the real intention being “adulterer” b. Why does Hester feel she is to blame for Dimmesdale’s poor condition? Hester feels that she is to blame for Dimmesdale’s poor condition because while Dimmesdale has been torturing himself over his secret and slowly killing himself‚ Hester just sat back and witnessed it all and did not help in comforting him. c. Why does Hester pity Chillingworth? It is concretely stated in the text that‚ Hester pities Chillingworth “for the hatred that has transformed
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Title: The Scarlet Letter. In the story‚ Hester Prime Committed Adultry‚ and her punishment was that she had to go through out her life for 7 years wearing a shinny scarlet red A. The book could be considered a Metaphor because the scarlet letter was Hester’s symbol of punishment. It was a way for the townspeople to judge Hester literally and figuratively as a woman‚ when it is clearly shown that the townspeople were no better (if not much worse) than Hester. You find exapmles of The theme in the
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In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne’s first appearance in the novel is described in a way that characterizes her with an individualistic appearance and the refusal to be shamed by society. She is the physical manifestation of the rebellion against traditional ways and values. Hawthorne explains this with the use of metaphor and imagery. Hawthorne uses metaphors to convey the rebellious nature of Hester Prynne’s presence outside of the prison. Hawthorne uses the term “black
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Nathaniel Hawthorn whereby as society changes so to does the perception of all symbolism. The metaphorical meaning of the scarlet letter changes from this symbol of shame to a powerful symbol of identity to Hester; the transformation shows the changes Hester experiences in her life. These changes bring Hester power‚ power to stand for who she is‚ power to overcome the humiliation and pain. She then finds herself able‚ able of becoming herself‚ to become a representation of an individual with a strong sense
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of sin. When Hester Prynne is first accused of committing adultery‚ the puritan society refuses to acknowledge her for they fear the effects of the scarlet letter. As time progresses‚ Hester begins to give back to her community to show that she does not let the effects of the letter stop her from doing what she wants; she helps feed‚ nurse‚ and sew clothing for the poor‚ and people begin to see the A as a symbol of able‚ instead of adultery. After the community sees all that Hester has done‚ they
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Being saved from sin. Proving that you are worthy. Redemption. Hester Prynne has a life full of redeeming herself. In fact‚ her daughter Pearl‚ and the scarlet letter are connected together‚ because they both redeem Hester. Pearl is one of the main reasons that Hester has to wear the letter “A.” Consequently‚ Hester was named an adulterer in the act of her having her child. Although‚ Pearl is a product of sin‚ she helps redeem Hester. Even though Pearl is named a “witch child”‚ she herself is an
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strictly obeyed by the Puritans. Those found guilty of breaking this law‚ and any other of the Ten‚ were severely punished to a degree determined by the leader of the church. Hester Prynne‚ the protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ is exposed as an adulteress-which creates the main conflict in the novel. Hester willingly sins against the laws of the church‚ thus causing the tragedy. Puritanism started in the sixteenth century as a movement to reform the Church of England. Puritanism
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Just because other people have forgiven you‚ doesn’t mean you can forgive yourself. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book “The Scarlet Letter‚” the townspeople brand Hester wit the letter A on her chest‚ which she embroiders with gold and which is colored red‚ hence the scarlet letter. In the beginning of the book‚ the letter A is a symbol of her grievous sin of adultery. Around the middle‚ the symbol of sin becomes a symbol of life and perseverance‚ and good deeds‚ now standing for Able. In the end‚ the
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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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