Adultery is the sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse. It is seen as the seventh of the Ten Commandments and states “Thou shalt not commit adultery”. Throughout time‚ this crime has become more acceptable and isn’t as frowned upon as before. Although it is still a sin‚ people do not typically seek a punishment for this crime. When comparing the views and punishments of adultery between the Puritan times of the book The Scarlet Letter and now‚ there are obvious
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There are many different aspects of the novel that argue if Hester is the best citizen or the worst. The Novel‚ The scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathanial Hawthorne is very fluent and punctilious. Many people argue weather Hester‚ the main character‚ is a bad citizen or a good citizen. In my perspective‚ Hester is a very commendable and gentle young lady. In This essay I will discuss my interpretation of the reasons she is good and the reasons she is bad. Concluding this I will explain the crimes she
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Log #22: Today I came into a minute town to acquire some provisions that were much needed for my present journey. When I entered the town a woman caught my eye. I recognized her from somewhere‚ but I could not recall her name. Then I had a sudden realization this woman was none other than Hester Prynne‚ my wife from Amsterdam. She was in shackles up upon the platform of the pillory. She also had a letter embroidered on her chest‚ it looked as if she had made it herself and it was red. I was unaware
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book‚ “The Scarlet Letter‚” a very prominent theme is the idea of how something a little bit out of the ordinary can become quite exaggerated. In the beginning of the book‚ the main character‚ Hester Prynne‚ is made to wear a scarlet letter to pay for her sin of adultery. This letter and even Hester herself is exaggerated in the eyes of society throughout the book. “It was whispered‚ by those who peered after her‚ that the scarlet letter threw a lurid gleam along the dark
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s the ‘Scarlet Letter’‚ Hester Prynne‚ a puritan woman; in the town of Boston‚ Massachusetts. Was found guilty of Adultery. Her punishment was being sentenced to prison‚ and being forced to wear the letter ‘A’ for adultery. When Hester Prynne got pregnant with her daughter‚ Pearl. The townspeople began to talk and eventually figured out she committed adultery. Although‚ some people‚ such as the townspeople and the governor‚ believe Pearl is some sort of devil child. (Hawthorne
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel about romance‚ betrayal‚ sin‚ and one’s journey through difficulties. The story revolves around a strong‚ independant women in Hester Prynne‚ who was shunned from society for committing adultery. She permanently wear a scarlet A upon her chest as a symbol for her shame and Hester is often the subject of ridicule and used as an example in sermons. However‚ she has a very strong will and is has overcome many challenges in her life. Hester Prynne
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"O‚ a story about the Black Man‚ how he haunts the forest" (Hawthorne 175). A collaboration between three major symbols can be seen as Pearl‚ the daughter of the main character‚ asks her mother HesterPrynne to tell her a story about the Black Man in the forest. Pearl is a changing symbol who started as‚ and remains‚ a constant reminder of the adulterous sin Hester committed . Hester wears the letter "A" pinned to her dress as a constant reminder of the sin she has commit which wears away at her heart
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Nathaniel Hawthorne uses romanticism to portray the human soul under extreme pressures. Romanticism emphasizes individuality‚ imagination to discover truth‚ and values intuition over reason. Then‚ Romanticism branches out into Dark Romanticism‚ which embodies horrific themes‚ presents that individuals are prone to sin and self-destruction‚ affected psychologically from sin and guilt. In “The Scarlet Letter”‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne employs elements of romanticism and symbolism to communicate the idea
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Many people often feel the pangs of discrimination because of differences in skin color‚ gender‚ or social status‚ causing those people to be alienated from society. In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne is isolated from society for adultery and cheating on her unseen husband. Although she is greatly burdened by her sin‚ her punishment illustrates how judgemental society can be to people to who break the social norms. Although Hester Prynne has to live everyday with
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Scarlet Letter Hawthorne’s roots in romanticism are evident throughout The Scarlet Letter. He uses fanciful language and a very particular writing style. Hawthorne infuses imagery‚ metaphors and diction in The Scarlet Letter in order to convey the effects of the scarlet letter on both the sinner‚ Hester Prynne‚ and the town in which she lives. Through the use of these rhetorical devices‚ Hawthorne reveals to the reader how this “red-hot brand”(line 47) impacts everyday puritan life. Hawthorne
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