Characters
Who is Hester?
The inciting incident of the book.
What is Hester's trial?
Hester is never truthful about her relationship with Dimmesdale.
Represents the sin that follows the protagonist through the story.
What is the scarlet letter?
Believes people are inherently good.
What is Transcendentalism?
Who is Chillingworth?
The main climax of the novel.
What is Dimmesdale's confession?
Dimmesdale escapes Chillingworth's wrath through confession.
Represents the proud beauty of a young woman.
What is the rosebush?
Believes society will always end up corrupted.
What is Dark Romanticism?
Holds a nightly vigil to absolve sin.
Causes Dimmesdale to slowly fall apart.
What is Chillingworth's poison?
The weight of Dimmesdale's past forces him to stay up every night.
What is sin & guilt?
Represents fleeting, but powerful passion of a character.
What is the meteor?
Believes that the individual is more important than the group.
What is both genres?
Who is Pearl?
What is Pearl's inheritance?
Pearl is not a complete person until Dimmesdale reveals his truth.
Represents the watchful eye of the people of boston.
Believes social reforms always bring harsh consequences.
What is Dark Romanticism?
Accused of and is later hanged for it.
Who is Mistress Hibbins?
The event that led to characters wandering around in the middle of the night.
What is the death of governor?
Hester is allowed to let her hair down and remove her letter in the forest.
What is Humans & Nature?
Represents freedom and wildness for our characters.
Believes nature is divine and should be revered by man.
What is Transcendentalism?