upon Hester Prynne because of the crime she committed. Hester Prynne broke a law which reinforced the bystander’s confidence on how they were living their lives. This causes the townspeople to feel safe and protected so they decide to mock and taunt Hester to make themselves feel stronger. People also conform to live their lives in a strict manner because sometimes they just need guidance. After Hester was released from prison‚ she decided to live her life helping the poor and elderly. Hester does
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Chillingsworth‚ and Hester Prynne. All three characters are taken from the normal roles that society has laid upon them; minister‚ housewife‚ doctors‚ whore‚ and vengeance. These new roles are not necessarily evident to all in town. However‚ even though the townspeople do not know about the sins they have committed‚ God does. And in God’s eyes‚ whose sin was greater? That has no right or wrong answer. But in a normal society‚ the sin of Chillingsworth is worst than the sin of Dimmesdale or Hester Prynne
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(Hawthorne 111) meaning Hester Prynne changed the view that others had of her because of her scarlet letter. The punishment from a women’s wrongdoing was soon interpreted from a symbol of sin to a symbol of kindness due to redemption. Hester engages in a variety of acts that turned her from being classified as a horrible human being‚ into being an idol to the majority of the town. Hester demonstrates what it is like to be an outcast in society. When the town finds out that Hester had committed adultery
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end of The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne and Roger Chillingworth both ended up with forgiveness by God and society. Hester‚ a married woman who committed the sin of adultery with Arthur Dimmesdale‚ this ended with Hester becoming pregnant with Pearl. Roger Chillingworth‚ Hester’s husband committed his life to revenge on Dimmesdale for this. Hester took her punishment as the scarlet letter‚ and she did not complain proves that she ended up as forgiven. Hester also took the scarlet letter
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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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ordinarily committed to seek pleasure. Similar to that of Hester Prynne along with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale’s sin: “…this had been a sin of passion‚ not of principle nor even purpose.” (Hawthorne 184) The rest of the novel continues to narrate the consequences of this “sin of passion” upon the characters. For instance‚ Hester Prynne‚ a young woman with a husband lost at sea‚ it becomes visibly clear to the townspeople that the child Hester bears is a product of adultery. Because of her sin she must
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century and revolve around the harsh law enforcement of the time. However‚ The Scarlet Letter tells the story of a woman as she deals with her heavy Puritan punishment‚ whereas The Crucible follows hysteria as it spreads throughout an entire town. Hester Prynne‚ the main character of The Scarlet Letter‚ was found guilty for adultery and sentenced to wear a red letter A on her chest to inform people of her sin. Similarly‚ The Crucible’s main character John Proctor admits to having committed lechery and
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Henke‚ Andre johnson‚ Matthew Bellafaire‚ and Dominica Hintz A compare and contrast between the characters of The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter: based on the political views from the fifties and McCarthyism‚ The Scarlet Letter tells of a young Hester Prynne. Her much older husband sent her ahead to America while he remained in England. There‚ she encountered (and fell in love with) a man by the name of Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. The Reverend shared her love and it cost her her reputation and the
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story takes place in Puritanical America where the young Hester Prynne‚ after committing adultery is punished on the basis of what the town thinks is right. She is simultaneously a part of the town and is also pushed away from it. Hawthorne explores the theme of liminality between society and nature through the motif of setting to convey the isolation that comes with sin. The scaffold (where Hester stands to face her consequences)‚ Hester and Pearl’s cottage‚ and the brook are all examples of setting
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Hester Prynne: Beyond Feminism/Anti-Feminism By: Dylan Horn “She will not speak!... Wondrous strength and generosity of a woman’s heart! She will not speak!” (59). In Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ Dimmesdale expresses his admiration for Hester’s strength in remaining silent in the face of vitriolic accusations by the Puritan judges‚ as they forcefully implore her to reveal the name of her lover. One can interpret Dimmesdale’s quote as expressing amazement and reverence at Hester’s choice
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