The edgy tale of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is comparable in many ways to Arthur Miller’s haunting play The Crucible. Both are set in Puritan New England in the 17th 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
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In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the sunshine is used as a symbol to suggest happiness among the characters. The reason this symbol stands out is because there were numerous times in the novel where Pearl speaks of the sunshine hiding or fleeing from Hester. The reason for the sunshine disappearing on Hester is because sunshine represents happiness and as long as Hester wears her scarlet letter “A”‚ she will never be happy. There are several aspects in the story where the topic of sunshine
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the author makes it clear the main idea is sin and guilt. In the puritan world sin is typically punished with death or embarrassment. Embarrassment is the punishment Hester Prynne was punished with. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbols throughout the book to support the main idea. Three symbols in The Scarlet Letter that supports this main idea is: The letter “A‚” Hester’s daughter Pearl‚ and colors. The most obvious symbol is the scarlet letter A. In
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The Scarlet Letter: Outer Appearance and the Situation It Occurs In: The appearance of the scarlet letter is described in a glorified manner despite the meaning behind it. The letter is red‚ thus why it’s dubbed the‚ “scarlet letter”. It’s described to have “elaborate embroidery” and have been “artistically done” (50). It is flourished with gold thread. It is also described to be luxurious and fancy‚ but over the top in terms of Puritan clothing. The letter appears whenever Hester does since it is
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Shakespeare presents Romeo as a troubled and love blind young boy. Romeo is a young man‚ confused and extremely melancholy when we encounter his character for the first time. The reason for these impressions is down to love‚ Romeo has fallen deeply in love with a young girl named Rosaline and she holds no feelings back‚ instead ignoring him and leaving him confused‚ demonstrating these emotions‚ Romeo announces that love is‚ ‘brawling love’‚ ‘loving hate’ and also‚ ‘misshapen chaos of well-seeming
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more about Love or Hate and Violence? A story of star cross’d lovers or hate bound fighters? “What we see depends mainly on what we look for.” - (John Lubbock) As Lubbock stated‚ one tends to overlook all else to see what they want to interpreting only what they want to; so what you believe Romeo and Juliet’s main theme is‚ depends more so on your worldviews than what was written. The human eye sees only what it wants to. However‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ is always remembered as the greatest love story ever
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American history‚ a common theme can be established when comparing The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald with The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Both novels‚ for example‚ examine the dichotomy between reality and appearance as well as the conflict between individual and social values. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale love each other. This love holds great personal value for them. However‚ because their relationship is adulterous‚ it cannot be tolerated by the
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“The motherchild relationship...requires the most intense love on the mother’s side‚” according to Erich Fromm‚ a German psychologist. The love that Hester expresses toward her daughter Pearl in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ and the lessons that she teaches her are what makes Hester a great mother. In return‚ Pearl improves Hester’s public image with her beauty and keeps Hester’s emotions and actions in check. The way these two characters subconsciously complement each other forms a
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books‚ including Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ is identity. An individual named Hester is unique from the rest of the Puritan society. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester Prynne’s unwillingness to conform to the ways of the Puritan society to display the theme of identity in The Scarlet Letter‚ and also backs Rousseau’s idea that society is corrupt. Hester Prynne exemplifies is a prime example of the theme identity in The Scarlet Letter. Hester has to wear the letter “A” on her clothing because of
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the tragedy of the star crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet through the love versus hate theme‚ descriptive and deep language‚ along with the dramatic construction of the story. The two beloved are doomed due to their family’s long history of hatred which leads to violence. The theme of love and hate is shown clearly with the newlywed Romeo and Juliet‚ contrasting greatly to their two respective houses of Montague and Capulet. Hate is clearly shown between the two houses when Tybalt immediately wishes
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