Who is chosen to ask Hester to reveal the father of the child?
Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale
100
Sin. Love. Revolution. Human weakness.
Which of these is NOT addressed in The Scarlet Letter?
Revolution
100
When Hester and Dimmesdale talk in the forest, Hester does what in regards to her scarlet letter:
Removes the letter and throws it down near the brook
100
Hester leaves the prison and holds her infant as she stands atop the scaffold.
She recognizes her husband in the crowd.
Which scaffold scene is this?
First scaffold scene
100
Where is the scaffold located?
The market place.
200
Pearl was an heiress to _______________ fortune
Chillingsworth's
200
The villagers thought that Pearl’s character and actions were influenced by what / whom?
The devil
200
Why did Hester go to Governor Bellingham’s residence?
To deliver a pair of gloves
200
Election day. Dimmesdale confesses. His own scarlet letter is revealed. He dies.
Which scaffold scene is this?
Third scaffold scene
200
What does Hester "see" (remember) as she stands on the scaffold at the beginning?
her past, home in Old England, her father's face, her mother's face -- her life so far and what has led her to this point.
300
The man Hester recognizes in the crowd is:
(relation to her)
Chillingsworth
300
What does Hester do to support herself?
Needlework
300
What request does Chillingsworth make of Hester?
To keep his identity secret
300
Dimmesdale, perhaps sleepwalking, ventures to the scaffold. He form ts an "electic chain" with Pearl and Hester. The three hold hands. A meteor reveals the letter "A" in the night sky.
Which scaffold scene is this?
Second scaffold scene.
300
How is the scaffold described?
devilishly ugly engine, “black and weather-stained with the storm or sunshine of seven long years,” worn from many people being punished.
400
Who is a widow rumored to be a witch?
Mistress Hibbins
400
What is found on the scaffold after the minister’s nighttime visit?
Dimmesdale's glove
400
When Chillingsworth comes to Hester in prison, she asks him:
(Hint: What is she worried he might do?)
If he would avenge himself on Pearl
400
What is a scaffold?
A platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded).
400
What does the scaffold symbolize?
Possible answers:
Puritan society
Sin & punishment
Exposure/spectacle
Unity
Point of view
(KNOW THESE for tomorrow and be able to elaborate. See your Scaffold PowerPoint from last week if need be.)
500
In the opening chapters, Hawthorne describes Hester as:
(physical appearance)
dark-haired, tall, ladylike
500
What three things does Dimmesdale do in order to to punish himself?
1. Fasts
2. Holds Vigils
3. Physically injures himself
500
When Hester meets Chillingsworth near the seashore, she asks his permission to:
Reveal his identity to Dimmesdale
500
In general, what is a scaffold's main function?
A scaffold’s main purpose is to supply support or provide the STRUCTURE of something
It is the backbone of something. Without it there will be DISORDER.