The puritan era was designed to be a utopia but when there are sinners being judged by there one mistake and leaders who are hypocrites the puritan era turned out to be anything but a perfect society. If sinners weren’t judged by hypocrites then the puritan era would have been more successful in creating a utopia. Hypocrites were hidden throughout the puritan era. In the novel The Scarlet Letter many of the great leaders were unknown hypocrites. The puritans may not have known it but their own
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Chillingworth – The Nature of Evil In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne writes the vindictive and sly Roger Chillingworth mostly as a two-dimensional character. Throughout the course of the story‚ Chillingworth seems to become the representative of pure evil and malevolence. However‚ Chillingworth was not always this way. Before the present story even begins‚ Chillingworth was known as an intelligent and industrious scholar. The drastic change from the Chillingworth of the past and the Chillingworth
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used to describe the Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl and Roger Chillingworth. The letter A symbolizes adultery‚ and it had been branded deeply onto Hester’s bosom. On page 79‚ in the last paragraph‚ it has been said that that the people believed that the scarlet Letter was “red hot with an infernal flame.” Infernal is something related to hell. It has been alluded that the wearer of the letter will burn in the fires of hell. On page 68‚ in the second paragraph too‚ Roger Chillingworth says that he should
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The Scarlet Letter. It is safe to say that the scarlet letter A has had several meanings throughout this book. People have changed their opinions about this stigma. The scarlet letter‚ A can be interpreted in many different ways and can be seen in many different forms‚ too. The first and most obvious meaning of the letter "A" as it was written in the book is adultery. Then‚ as the chapters progress‚ the reader can see how people start to look at the A meaning “able” and not “adulterer”. Fast forward
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Edmer Nieto November 18‚ 2012 Period 4 Ms. Treffner The Scarlett Letter Character Analysis Rewrite Throughout the novel‚ The Scarlett Letter‚ Revered Dimmesdale’s personality‚ attitude‚ and values change. Chillingworth‚ Pearl‚ and Hester are the cause to the change Dimmesdale goes through. Their actions each have an effect towards each other‚ especially to Dimmesdale. The author of the novel‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ describes Dimmesdale as a young minister full of religious fervor‚ and theological
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The experience of Hester and Dimmesdale recalls the story of Adam and Eve because‚ in both cases‚ sin results in expulsion and suffering. But it also results in knowledgespecifically‚ in knowledge of what it means to be human. For Hester‚ the scarlet letter functions as "her passport into regions where other women dared not tread‚" leading her to "speculate" about her society and herself more "boldly" than anyone else in New England.[2] hester eve leaving jail leaving garden‚ new identity
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ the themes of exposure and justice are prevalent throughout. The author uses the image of a scaffold in the center of town as a symbol of two contradicting ideas: public shame and freedom. The Puritan community in which the story takes place lives by strong Biblical and legalistic standards with the ultimate goal of establishing a utopian society. In the words of Hawthorne‚ the strict Puritan law code was set up for the purpose of dragging iniquity out
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portrayed villains in a cryptic‚ evil and demonic way. Nathaniel Hawthorne is no exception for in his novel The Scarlet Letter‚ he depicts the antagonist ( Roger Chillingworth ) as a normal man who transforms into the purest form of Lucifer himself due to the jealously and resentment that infests his body. As the novel unfolds‚ Hawthorne creates a villainous tone that embodies Chillingworth by employing diction‚ imagery‚ details and language. As the plot progresses‚ so does Chillingworth’s
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The Scarlett Letter as a whole is more focused on the ambiguity of issues such as sin in this case. Upon taking a deep dive into the what is really behind the story‚ one would say that the focus here is on the effects of the sin rather than the sin itself. Despite all the ambiguity Hawthorne portrays throughout the novel‚ he is one to believe that one can only free themselves from the sin they might have committed through forgiveness and benevolence of a good heart. During a lifetime‚ forgiving
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