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    Overlooked in many books‚ nature plays a huge part in the novel The Scarlet Letter. It plays its own character that seems to show emotions as well as its own likes and dislikes. It is where Hester and Dimmesdale first committed their sin and it also seems to be the first place where they are most forgiven from it. Metaphors were also created with the use of nature to keep things more connected throughout the book‚ and to keep the reader on track. Also‚ Pearl seems to have a connection with nature

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    The Scarlet Letter: Nature’s Individualist Every individual is born universally in nature‚ all starting from the same humble beginnings. The only way we gain our originality in life‚ is when we look deeper into the eyes of nature and see that her small flaws are mirrored in us as well. In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne Hester Prynne embodies the characteristics of the self- reliant individual. The novel takes place in Puritan sixteenth century Massachusetts telling the story

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    Romeo and Juliet: An Anthem of Life By XuXiaolu in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the B.A. degree Department of Foreign Languages Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology June 2005 ÄϾ©ÐÅÏ¢¹¤³Ì´óѧ ±Ï Òµ ÂÛ ÎÄ Ïµ±ð£º ÍâÓïϵ רҵ£ºÓ¢ Óï ÐÕÃû£º ÐíÏþ¶ ѧºÅ£º 2001410048 ÂÛÎÄÌâÄ¿£º¡¶ÂÞÃÜÅ·ÓëÖìÀöÒ¶¡·£ºÒ»Ê×ÉúÃüµÄÔÞ¸è Ö¸µ¼ÀÏʦ£º ÐÜ°²Ô´ãä ¶þÁãÁãÎåÄêÁùÔ Romeo and Juliet: An Anthem(È«ÎÄÓôÊҪͳһ)

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    In Nanthaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester‚ the main character‚ is forced to wear the letter ‘A’ on her chest symbolizing her act of adultery with an unknown person. Through his novel Hawthorne sought to demonstrate how‚ under certain circumstances‚ the personal consequences of a crime may serve as sufficient punishment. In early Puritan America‚ adulterer’s generally suffered execution. Yet‚ in Hester’s case‚ she was only required to wear the scarlet letter as her husband and her lover

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    Hypocrisy in “The Scarlet Letter” Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in 1850‚ “The Scarlet Letter” is about an adulteress‚ Hester‚ who must wear the scarlet letter‚ an ‘A’ as a means of punishment. Throughout the course of “The Scarlet Letter”‚ Hawthorne reveals many symbols and central ideas which all relate to the theme of sin and hypocrisy. The fate of the main characters in the novel conveys that‚ not only does hypocrisy come as a result of one’s sin‚ thus further influencing sin‚

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    The Rosebush The rose bush is a discreet yet important symbol in the novel The Scarlet Letter. The rosebush is first mentioned in the chapter‚ “The Prison Door.” The narrator is setting the first major scene by describing the scenery. He is comparing the Puritan society to and “ugly edifice” and contrasting the rose bush to “the deep heart of Nature.” Later‚ in “The Governor’s Hall‚” Hester and Governor Bellingham are talking about taking Pearl away from her. Pearl starts throwing a tantrum until

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    Shame of Teenage Pregnancy and the Scarlet Letter Shame affects everyone in their lives sooner or later. People don’t all feel it in the same way. In the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne the main character Hester Prynne knows how it feels to be ashamed or embarrassed. She’s shamed because while she was married she cheated on her husband. She ended up having a baby with another man. To punish her she was commanded to wear a letter “A” for adultery‚ by the townspeople

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    Abhijñānaśākuntalam and The Scarlet Letter : A critical analysis         ENG 434 Term paper Submitted by: D.Vamsi Krishna (Y5173) Instructor In-charge: Dr. Neelankantan G. Introduction: Abhijñānaśākuntalam is a well known Sanskrit play written by Kalidasa. It means “token-recognised- Śakuntalā” ("Śakuntalā recognized by a token"). It is an elaboration upon an episode mentioned in the Mahabharata‚ protagonist of which is Śakuntalā‚ the daughter of Vishwamitra and Menaka . Its date

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    Essay: The Scarlet Letter-Colors Throughout the novel‚ “The Scarlet Letter‚” Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates the themes with various dramatic colors. Of the array are the colors green and gold‚ where green symbolizes different aspects of nature such as tranquility‚ security‚ and gloominess‚ whereas gold represents all that pertains to luxuriance‚ serenity and goodness. In certain chapters‚ it seems as if one color is codependent with the other. The implication of the color

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    The Scarlet Letter: Review Adultery‚ betrayal‚ promiscuity‚ subterfuge‚ and intrigue‚ all of which would make an excellent coming attraction on the Hollywood scene and probably a pretty good book. Add Puritan ideals and writing styles‚ making it long‚ drawn out‚ tedious‚ wearisome‚ sleep inducing‚ insipidly asinine‚ and the end result is The Scarlet Letter. Despite all these things it is considered a classic and was a statement of the era. The Scarlet Letter is a wonderful and

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