the relationship between Hester and the community parallels the symbolic metamorphosis of Hester’s scarlet letter. The Puritan society alienates and isolates Hester; her initial relationship with the community was despondent and detached. This averse relationship between the society and Hester was personified through the creation of the scarlet letter. Hawthorne establishes a direct correlation between the significance of the scarlet letter and the relationship between Hester and the society. The scarlet
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this small puritan town‚ who has a secret affair with this girl named Hester Prynne. Hester gets pregnant and is publicly shamed in front of everyone in the town. Dimmesdale decides not to come out and tell everyone that he is her lover‚ by not doing this Dimmesdale causes himself great emotional pain. Most people just inferred that Dimmesdale would never do anything like this and didn’t even think to question him. Unlike Ms. Prynne who confronts her guilt and shame early on in the story‚ Dimmesdale
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14 March 2013 AP Language Task 1 – Quotes: 1) “But the point which drew all eyes‚ and‚ as it were‚ transfigured the wearer‚ - so that both men and women‚ who had been familiarly acquainted with Hester Prynne‚ were now impressed as if they beheld her for the first time‚ - was that SCARLET LETTER‚ so fantastically embroidered and illuminated upon her bosom” (51). This quote perfectly describes the Scarlet Letter and how it will be affecting Hester for the remainder of her life. Her punishment
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his victim for its own purposes‚ and‚ perchance‚ pardoning where it seemed most to punish- had substituted for is black devices.” In this quote from the book‚ it states that Roger Chillingworth‚ being the doctor of Dimmesdale‚ will use his medications against him. Chillingworth suspects of Dimmesdale committing a great sin that involves his “wife” Hester Prynne. “Calm‚ gentle‚ passionless‚ as he appeared‚ there was yet‚ we fear‚ a quiet depth of malice‚ hitherto latent‚ but active now‚ in this unfortunate
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INTEGRATING QUOTES Why Use Quotes in Your Essay? The essay you write for class must be your essay. It should be your own ideas and in your own words. However‚ many essay assignments will ask that you use sources or quotes. So why would you use quotes in an essay that is supposed to be your own work? 1. To prove that your ideas are correct 2. To illustrate your point of view 3. To demonstrate how you arrived at an original idea of your own When to Use Quotes in Your Essay Usually‚ you will not use
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Quote Integration Using quotes from the text is an important way to support your ideas. In most papers‚ I would expect at least 3-4 really strong quotations used to prove your topic. The important word in the last sentence is “prove.” You do NOT use quotations to establish facts from the story. You use quotations to PROVE something. For example – I don’t need a quotation from the book to tell me that Tom Robinson is found guilty. I have read To Kill a Mockingbird and I know that he
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Macbeth Quotes Act I 1. Scene 5 (Line 76) The speaker is Lady Macbeth and she is instructing her husband to put on a façade of kindness upon Duncan arrival but to be stealthy when committing the murder. This is an example of imagery because she uses a metaphor by telling her husband to become a flower and snake. The quote also develops Lady Macbeth manipulative character. 2. Scene 3 (Line 39) This quote is said by Macbeth after his victorious battle and right before he encounters the witches
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A metaphor is a comparison of two dissimilar entities without using the word “like” or “as”. This quote connects to the theme of the text by referring to duality of appearance versus reality. It appears to Sempronio that Calisto is suffering deeply but in reality‚ he is feeling lustful for Melibea. This quote was made by Calisto at his house in the presence of Sempronio. Calisto was trying to explain to Sempronio of how great and real his love for Melibea
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In the book‚ "Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne has an affair and bears a child. This shocked the Puritan community deeply and she was forced to live alone with her child‚ Pearl‚ in the forest. After seven long years‚ she is incorporating herself back into the community due to her superb sewing skills. Although she is somewhat accepted into the community again‚ she cannot stop her passionate feelings for her lover‚ the Minister Dimmesdale. Her individual beliefs conflict with
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