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Hester Prynne Hawthorne Describes
1,924 words... om the beginning of the novel that Hawthorne intends to present Hester Prynne as an individual. Her physical beauty sets her apart from the rest of the townsmen. She has rich dark glossy hair, voluptuous figure, beautiful eyes, and a rich complexion. But her most engaging distinction is her moral independence and originality. Hester is modest in all actions that she does. Hester herself wears only poor clothing while she embroiders marvelous works for the rest of Boston. She does the job wil...
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Hester And Pearl Stand On The Scaffold
303 wordsIn The Scarlet Letter, Hester committed adultery. The story deals with the revelation of her lover, the Reverend Dimmesdale. A significant part of the book is the scaffold which is a raised platform used as a place where people who have committed a crime and were forced to stand. There were three significant scenes where the scaffold were used that provided unity to the novel. In the first scene Hester Praynne and her infant daughter Pearl were to stand on the scaffold before the community so th...
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The Presence Of Guilt In Scarlet Letter
580 wordsThe Presence of Guilt in The Scarlet Letter Guilt can change even the evilest moral standards. The continuing emotional guilt throughout the story affects the characters and events that take place. This presence of guilt is shown through the scaffold with Hester's punishment, with Dimmesdale's inner struggle, and with Dimmesdale's final confession at the end of the novel. Guilt first comes into play, when Hester must take her stand on the scaffold as public punishment for her adultery. Hester is...
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Hester Prynne Scaffold Scene
599 wordsIn The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses three scenes on the scaffold to emphasize suffering and torment in Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Throughout the book, the scaffold has been the symbol of puritan society's harsh punishment for sinners. The three scaffold scenes in The Scarlet Letter convey the theme of sin not being tolerated whatsoever in Puritan Society. Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is tormented throughout the story and in all three scenes with the scaffold. In the second sc...
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Hester And Pearl Hester Prynne
1,521 wordsThe story opens with Hester Prynne standing silently on the scaffold in the middle of a town square in 18 th century Boston. Hester, holding her small child in her arms, is publicly on trial for adultery. The town people, especially the women, are not happy that Hester has been sentenced only to wear a scarlet letter and to stand on a public platform for a few hours of public humiliation. However, the judge has decided to be merciful to her because, over all, she has been a good citizen up to th...
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Puritan Society Market Place
733 wordsNathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, a dark tale of sin and redemption, centers on the small Puritan community of Boston during the seventeenth century. In the center of this bustling community is the market place. With in it are all the central features of the town, the most symbolic of these is the scaffold. Many a soul is scarred upon this scaffold. It is a place of intense scrutiny and upon it, reality comes into a brutal light. In exceptional contrast to the scaffold is the forest beyo...
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Lasting Effect Of Sin
1,805 wordsThe past always comes back to haunt us throughout our lives. Puritan society is highly based upon a persons reputation. Without an honorable reputation a person is not worthy of respect from others in their society. Characters in this novel go through their lives struggling with themselves trying to cope with the guilt and shame associated with their actions. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, he shows the lasting effect that sin has on Hester and Dimmesdale. Hester Prynne's gui...
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The Scarlet Letter Various Symbols
1,025 wordsThis got me a 39 / 40 in AP English. Nathaniel Hawthorne. The name strikes fear in the hearts of high school students everywhere because Hawthorne's 'wordy' novels, especially his 1849 The Scarlet Letter, have been at the top of English classes' required reading lists for years and will continue to be for years to come. In general, students have grown accustomed to superficial analyses of books, which encompasses reading and regurgitating 'literary facts' on multiple choice tests. However, when ...
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Hester And Dimmesdale Hester Prynne
1,452 wordsWithout an honorable reputation a person is not worthy of respect from others in their society. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, the struggle to shake off the past is an underlying theme throughout the novel. Characters in this novel go through their lives struggling with trying to cope with the guilt and shame associated with actions that lost them their honorable reputation. Particularly, Hawthorne shows the lasting effect that sin and guilt has on two of the main characters...
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The Nature Of Revenge In Scarlet Letter
1,674 wordsHawthorne's masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter, has been interpreted and studied since it was first published in 1850. There is much conjecture on Hawthorne's intended meaning; both literally and allegorically. However, most critics support the theme of adultery in this work. Many critics also agree with the themes of revenge and guilt. Johnston believes the gist of this novel concerns the consequences of breaking the moral code... and failing to be true to human nature (Johnston 2). She suggests t...
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Puritan Society Market Place
548 wordsNathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is a story of sin, guilt and salvation, centered in the purely Puritan community of Massachusetts in the seventeenth century. Within this community, we found all the central features of the town, the most symbolic of these is the scaffold; many souls are condemned upon it and are subjected to intense inquiry, where reality becomes a brutal punishment. In contrast to the scaffold is the forest beyond the town, here, there is no judgment and reality is rela...
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Dimmesdale And Chillingworth Effects Of Sin
2,081 wordsIn Adams fall, we sinned all. This old Sunday-school saying applies well to Nathaniel Hawthorne? s characters in The Scarlet Letter. The main characters, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, as well as the townspeople, all sinned. The story is a study of the effects of sin on the hearts and minds of Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth. Sin strengthens Hester, humanizes Dimmesdale, and turns Chillingworth into a demon. Hester Prynne? s sin was adultery. This sin was regarded v...
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Hand Over His Heart Hester And Pearl
2,326 wordsChapter 1 The Prison Door Summary: This chapter is about the town and the prison that lay upon the soil. The black flower represents the prison. It also talks about the criminal and how nature takes pity on him. A woman named Anne Hutchson is put into Jail, I think This is one of the most boring and hard to read chapters I ever read in my life. Chapter 2 The Market Place Summary: This chapter is about when Hester comes out and all the good wives ridicule her. She has a baby in her arms and a sca...
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Proctor And Abigail Hester Prynne
1,199 wordsThe Scarlet Letter &# 038; The Crucible Comparison Essay Through carefully analy zation of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthrone and The Crucible by Arthur Miller; one will discover the related themes throughout the stories. These themes include sin, punishment of sin, Revered Dimmsdale and Hester Prynne, the devil, and love &# 038; lust. Through carefully analy zation and discussion one can see the evident relationship that exists between these two works. The main evident theme from both wo...
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Hester And Pearl Nathaniel Hawthorne
881 wordsOften in a literary work, the author strives to use literary devices in order to convey certain points to a reader on a different level. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses several literary devices to give his novel The Scarlet Letter depth. One of these devices is symbolism. Hawthorne utilizes symbolism to convey certain points or themes to the reader by using ordinary objects. Three of the elements he uses as symbols are the settings of the Puritan town and the forest and weather. The first of the two ma...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Salem Witch Trials
5,631 wordsGuilt as Reparation for Sin in The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter is a novel about a Puritan woman who has committed adultery and must pay for her sin by wearing a scarlet A on her bosom. The woman, Hester Prynne, must struggle through everyday life with the guilt of her sin. The novel is also about the suffering that is endured by not admitting to one s wrongs. Reverend Mister Dimmesdale learns that secrecy only makes the guilt increase. Nathaniel Hawthorne is trying to display how guilt is ...
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Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale Hester
2,734 wordsthey, Beauty, and Revenge Symbolism within The Scarlet Letter August 31, 2000 According to the American Heritage Dictionary, symbolism is? the practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects, events, or relationships. ? Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of The Scarlet Letter, uses much symbolism throughout the course of his complex novel. Through the use of symbolism Hawthorne gives the book a much deeper meaning. There are many sy...
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Hester And Pearl Quot A Quot
1,454 wordsThe Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is considered to be one of the greatest examples of true American literature. Its excellency of topic, characterization, and description has made it a permanent part of our history. Set in Salem, Massachusetts in the 1600 s, it describes the life of Hester Prynne, a Puritan woman whose existence is marred by sin. The real genius of the book is found in its description. Hawthorne makes allusion, symbolism, and romanticism work toward one effect,...
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Hester And Pearl Nathaniel Hawthorne
709 wordsScarlet Letter Essay In literature, some characters display great loneliness. This loneliness is usually the result a real or perceived physical, social, or moral breach between the character and others in his or her life. This usually leads to trouble and pain for the lonely character. A good example of a moral breach creating a lonely state is Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale in Nathaniel Hawthorne? s, The Scarlet Letter. Unable to confess his greatest sin, in his mind he estranges himself with his Puri...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter Sin Of Adultery
1,610 wordsHave you ever did something wrong but felt that it was right? After thinking about the situation, did you feel like it was the worst sin you ever committed? Did you confess at the time you realized it was wrong or did you confess because you had no other choice? In Nathaniel Hawthorne s The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne, the wife to master Prynne, commits adultery with Reverend Dimmesdale. Hester does not announce that Dimmesdale is the man she sins with. In the act of committing the sin, they h...
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