Vocabulary
An omen or warning; an indication something is about to happen
A portent
Who can the sun not touch?
Hester
Hester being blackmailed to not tell the town who Chillingworth is. Type of conflict
Man v Man
What physical feature is repeated over and over for Chillingworth that it becomes a motif.
He looks like the devil
Who is the protagonist of the story
Hester
A person who cliffs to another for personal gain; parasite
A leech
Hester makes a living by:
Embroidering clothes
When Chillingworth shows up after years when Hester is on the scaffold for the first time. Type of Irony
Situational Irony
What is the forest a symbol/motif for?
Freedom of self and freedom from societal judgement
What main character can be described as a flat, static character?
Chillingworth
Gradually wasted away. Abnormally thing by lack of nutrition or disease
Emaciated
What was found on Dimmesdale’s chest?
A carved A
The town buying Hester's clothing. Type of Irony.
Situational Irony
What motif/symbol represents hope?
Rosebush
What kind of character is Dimmesdale by the end of the story? (round/flat, static/dynamic)
Round and dynamic
Inextricable
Impossible to escape or disentangle from; perplexing
Just before Dimmesdale dies, Pearl:
Kisses him
Chillingworth being Dimmesdale's doctor-- type of conflict
Man v man
What does the scaffold symboliza?
public shame, guilt, and punishment
Explain the link with appearance and morals
The prettier, the more moral
The uglier, the less moral
Expiation
Atonement; amends; reparations
Hester’s headstone reads:
“On a field, sable, the letter A gules.”
Name an example of dramatic irony
Many examples:
We know Chillingworth is Hester's husband, Dimmesdale and the town do not.
We know why Dimmesdale is on the scaffold and the A in the sky representation, the characters do not, etc
How are the graves of Hester and Dimmesdale symbolic of their relationship throughout the story?
They are next to each other but not touching
Other than Chillingworth, who is another flat/static character?