dimmsdale
How does Dimmesdale feel as he holds Pearl’s hand and why?
Dimsdale feels a “rush of new life” when he holds Pearl’s hand on the scaffold
Considering the role of Nature in Anti-Transcendental literature, what is the significance of the meteor event?
because it is a message that is sent from god.
who was responsible for the letter in the sky
dimmsdale
"come with me, I beseech you, Reverend Sir; else you will be poorly able to do sabbath duty tomorow. Aha! see now, how they trouble the brain, -these books!- these books! You should study less, good sir, and take a little pastime; or these night-whimseys will grow upon you"
Chillingworth is pretending he didn't see.
"At the great judgement day."
what judgement day is the book referring to?
whos had was he holding the night of the meteor
hester
the letter that appears in the sky
an "A"
who was seen on the scaffold?
pearl, hester, and Dimmesdale
"All the tie that he gazed upward to the zenith, he was, nevertheless, perfectly aware that little Pearl was pointing her finger towards old Roger Chillingworth, who stood at no great distance from the scaffold. The minister appeared to see him, with the same glance that discerned the miraculous letter."
What is the significance of this quote.
Shows how Chillingworth was in the shadows
"If the same multitude which had stood as eye witnesses while Hester Prynne sustained her punishment could now have been summoned forth."
What does this show?
This tells how he is a coward.
How is the episode of Dimmesdale’s midnight vigil on the scaffold structurally significant?
although its not public, its his first confession to himself
who was seen in a bush?
Chillingworth
what was flying through the air on the night of the occurances.
"Come up hither once again, and we will stand all three together!"
Who said this quote and to whom was he speaking