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    A Scarlet RomanceIt is the year 1644‚ Boston Massachusetts‚ and the stage is set for one of the most famous romance novels of our time. The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne set a genre standard for American Romanticism‚ with an intrinsic love of nature‚ sense of freedom of imagination and emotion‚ and the low regard Hawthorne holds for organized religion and all that it entails. In his novel‚ Hawthorne builds on the standards of romanticism‚ as the trend away from Puritanism and religious Oligarchy

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    “In a closed society where everybody’s guilty‚ the only sin is getting caught.” This quote said by Hunter S Thompson perfectly details the act of adultery in the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The adultery committed by Hester’s with Reverend Dimmsdale resulted in the sinful child Pearl being born. Pearl is the visual embodiment of evil in Puritan society; Hawthorne included her in the novel to give the reader a visual representation on what the Puritans believe is evil or sinful

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    on to? Symbolization is used throughout literature to foreshadow and define certain situation or characters. In “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne the main character‚ Hester Prynne is guilty of committing adultery. Hester is punished to stand on the scaffold for three hours to be shamed by the townspeople and to wear a crimson letter A. Hester’s tombstone will have the letter A engraved on it so Hester’s sin will never be forgotten. Hester has an affair with Dimmesdale while being married

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    Sabrina Chaffins AP World History Mrs. James Compare and Contrast Essay Imperial Administration in the Han Empire and Imperial Rome In the ancient times of our world‚ two very powerful empire/dynasties arose. Han china and Imperial Rome came to be two of the biggest empires that the ancient world had ever known. Both areas conquered vast areas of the eastern hemisphere‚ however their techniques differed. Although Han China and Imperial Rome were similar in that they both had strong militaries

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    Huston 1  Zakary Huston  Mr. Montalbano  AP English Language and Composition  11 August 2014  The Scarlet Crucible    Both Arthur Miller’s ​ The Crucible​  and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ​ The Scarlet Letter​  include  instance of settlers of the New England colonies being affected by Puritan law. Their  commentary on Puritan society is spread throughout their works. Their views on the laws set  forth by Puritanism are easily found within their stories about the various occurrences in a  theocracy

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    perceived. In The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ many symbols are present and tell a lot about the book‚ and the primary symbol that is constantly repeated is the scarlet letter A that was put on Hester’s chest. The letter A developed the theme of sin‚ because the letter was a direct result of sin. The A also represents the theme of hypocrisy within Salem. Evilness and revenge is another theme developed by letter A on Hester’s chest. Overall the letter A in The Scarlet Letter‚ written by

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    Children‚ giving more insightful and sincere opinions of Hester and Pearl in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚’ are unable to fully comprehend why certain things appear the way they do. They find this time to speak their minds in order to get a grasp of what is going on around them‚ whereas adults know their limits. Unlike adults‚ children are not compelled to follow the expectations set out in a Puritan society and are unaware of what these expectations are since they learn through their

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    Matthews Mrs. Tubbs AP English 02 October 2012 The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter is a novel filled with important symbols‚ each with many meanings. Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ author of The Scarlet Letter‚ knew how to express these symbolswith a creative tough. He used the “A”‚ the scaffold‚ and the prison to describe the Puritan society. The symbols or The Scarlet Letter help create a theme‚ the conflict‚ and the characters. The scarlet “A” makes its way to be the most important symbol in

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    The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Protagonist: The Protagonist in the Scarlet Letter is Hester Prynne. Hester Prynne is a tall elegant‚ beautiful women. She has dark abundant hair and according to Nathaniel Hawthorne deep dark eyes. Hester Prynne could leave people awestruck. She was such a nice‚ kind‚ and generous woman. She was also the greatest seamstress to most. Hester Prynne is the main focus of our story The Scarlet Letter. (65) Antagonist: The antagonist in the story is Dr. Roger Chillingworth

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    The Evolution of the Scarlet Letter At what point in time can one truly forgive themselves for a sin they have committed? A week? A month? A year? And what about peers? When do they start forgiving for a sin? Throughout The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne learns answers to such questions after it is learned she in an adulteress. Hester’s scarlet letter serves as a reminder to herself and her peers of the sins she has committed‚ and there is a true evolution from the beginning

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