Symbolism
Why did Hawthorne change his name?
He was ashamed of his ancestor's involvement in the Salem Witchcraft Trials
What is the setting of The Scarlet Letter?
Boston, 1650
What does the brook symbolize
Pearl's mysterious nature
How old is Pearl when Hester is released from prison?
What is 3 months
Which word is used to describe Chillingworth (hint: this is the title of chapter 9)
What is a leech
In chapter 16, why do Hester and Pearl go to the forest?
What is to intercept Dimmesdale and reveal Chillingworth's identity
What does the meteor symbolize?
To Dimmesdale it is a sign of his sin and that he should wear a letter, too. To the Puritan town, it sybolized Angel for the Governor who had just died and they believed went to Heaven.
Where was Hawthorne born?
What is Salem
Due to Dimmesdale's illness, what happens to his preaching?
What is it becomes more impassioned
What does Hester have to do before Pearl will come across the brook in the forest?
What is pin her letter "A" back on
What does Pearl symbolize?
Pearl was the living symbol of her mother's sin. She also symbolizes Hester's punishment and blessing all in one.
What is ornate style?
What is complex, detailed, flowery language
When the reader first meets Chillingworth he is compared to a biblical figure.... what is he compared to?
The snake in the Garden of Eden
How does Chillingworth conceal his true intentions with Dimmesdale?
What is he uses his profession as a doctor and pretends to treat Dimmesdale
What do red and black stand for?
Red sybolizes passion. Black symbolizes sin, evil, the devil. "black man" "black flower"
What does Chillingworth say about a man who dies with a secret sin?
Dark weeds will grow out of his heart and cover his grave
How does the symbolism of the scarlet letter change over the course of the novel?
What is it begins as a symbol of Hester's sin and shame, Adultery. Then it symbolizes able for her gift as a seamstress or angel for her work with the poor.
What action is often made by Dimmesdale and serves as foreshadowing?
what is hand over his heart
When Hester is informed that she may be able to lawfully remove the scarlet letter from her bosom, how does she respond?
What is she refuses and says only God may remove it
List what the rosebush by the prison door symbolizes
Possible interpretations include the triumph of nature over man made contrivances, a foreshadowing of Hester's blossoming under harsh Puritan rule, or the triumph of the individual against society, a common theme in American Romanticism.
Where do Hester and Dimmesdale plan to escape to together
Bristol England