Hester
Hester's punishment for her sin is to be a "statue of ignominy." What does ignominy mean?
Public shame/disgrace
Where was Pearl born?
The prison
holds his hand over his heart
to find Pearl's father and torment him personally
Rosebush by the prison symbolizes...
something good growing from a dark/challenging situation
Her letter comes to stand for...
Able
Screams and throws stones at them
Dimmesdale believes that revealing one's sin publicly will..
bring relief to the sinner
Chilly did not arrive in New England on time because...
Ugly weeds on a dead man's grave symbolize...
Someone buried with secret sins
On the scaffold, Hester remembers what?
Her life in England/her parents/Chillingworth
Pearl tells Rev. Wilson that her father was...
No one; she was plucked from the rose bush by the prison
Dimmesdale's congregation believes what about his illness?
That he is battling the Devil / he is too holy for the earth
Who does Chilly blame for Hester's cheating and why?
Himself because he knew he couldn't keep a beautiful woman like her happy.
The leech symbolizes what 2 things w/Chillingworth?
1) he's the town doctor
2) he is "leeching" the life out of Dimmesdale
Hester's job is what and to whom can't she provide services?
Seamstress. Brides
Hester believes Pearl behaves the way she does because...
her conception was so passionate and wild
Why are so many people (Rev. Wilson, Hester, Chilly) out and about while Dimmesdale stands on the scaffold?
The governor just died
Chilly believes Dimmesdale's illness is coming from where?
Trouble/sin in his spirit/mind
Pearl is a living symbol of the scarlet letter in what 2 ways?
1) She is dressed in fine red and gold like the letter
2) She is a living punishment of Hester's sin
Around the beginning of the story, Hester's two BIG secrets are...
1) the identity of Pearl's father
2) the identity of her husband
What does Pearl ask Dimmesdale to do on the scaffold?
Stand with them tomorrow at noon there (basically, reveal that he is her father)
What does Dimmesdale see in the sky during the vigil, and what does he think it means?
He sees a meteor that reveals the letter A, which he thinks is about him and his sin of adultery with Hester
Describe Chilly's initial appearance and how it changes over time.
He is old and has a hunchback. He slowly becomes more and more fiendish, like he is becoming Satan or the Devil
What was significant about the morning after Dimmesdale's night on the scaffold?
He gave his best sermon ever that brought many people to repentance.