Character
Who is known as the "Leech"?
Roger Chillingworth
What was the platform of public humiliation?
The Scaffold
What does the "A" symbolize in The Scarlet Letter.
Adultery
Who Says this in the Scarlet Letter? "This Badge hat taught me, it teaches me at this moment lessons whereof my child may be wiser and better"
Hester Prynne
What does picturesqueness mean?
Visually charming, striking, or pleasing, in a way so beautiful that the subject could be the subject of a picture.
What child refuses to cross the brook unless the "A" is restored on Hester's chest?
Pearl
What does the forest represent?
A place of truth and escape.
What is the symbolism in Mr. Dimmesdale's name?
His Weakness and gloom connected to his guilt that causes the decline in his health.
Who said this in the Scarlet Letter? "Mother said she, what does the Scarlet Letter mean?"
Pearl
What does tantalizing mean?
Tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unattainable.
What minister feels strangely tempted by sinful impulses after deciding to flee to Boston with Hester?
Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale
Where in the forest does the meeting between Hester and Dimmesdales take place?
By the brook.
What does the maze symbolize?
Reverend Dimmesdale going through certain changes and his confusion.
Who says this in the Scarlet Letter? "does he love us, asked Pearl to her mother?"
Reverend Dimmesdale
What does Vicissitude mean?
A change or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
Which character casually reveals information to Hester that crushes her hope for an escape from Boston?
The ships Captain
Where does Hester FIRST speak with the captain?
The ship
What does the brook symbolize?
It represents a barrier between two realities.
Who says this in the Scarlet Letter? "The knot of her hair, she had stuck a bunch of wild flowers"
Pearl
What does rapturously mean?
Filled with an overwhelming feeling of joy or pleasure.
Who does Dimmesdale meet to where he thinks he made a pact with the devil?
Mistress Hibbins
Where does Reverend Dimmesdale burn the original sermon?
His house
What does pearl's dress symbolize about her personality?
Her dress separates her from other in society and represent her free and wild spirit.
Who says this in the Scarlet Letter " She gazed with strange, sad earnestness at Hesters bosom."
Mistress Hibbins
What does effervescent mean?
(of a liquid) giving off bubbles;fizzy