This character represents the capricious and chaotic elements of nature.
Who is Pearl?
100
The sunlight, the forest, and Pearl all represent this symbol.
What is nature?
100
Chillingworth, upon seeing Hester on the scaffold, makes this gesture toward her.
What is he puts a finger to his lips to silence her?
100
This symbol is handed to the reader at the beginning of the novel, and like a flower, represents the budding of hope and happiness.
What is the rose/rosebush?
100
Dimmesdale's plummet from the rank of Reverend to perhaps the greatest sinner in Boston is an example of this literary style.
What is tragedy or tragic hero?
200
This man awakens a "nameless horror" in Dimmesdale.
Who is Chillingworth?
200
Hester's decision to remain in Boston is her attempt at exercising this theme.
What is redemption or salvation?
200
The townspeople give this reason for Dimmesdale's glove appearing on the scaffold the night of the meteor.
What is it was dropped there by a demon?
200
This symbolizes Roger's ever blossoming torture and hate for Dimmesdale.
What is the black rose?
200
Hester represents the first character of this literary genre in American history - a remarkable feat for a character written by a male.
What is feminist?
300
This character appears at incredibly stressful periods in Hester's life. She is meant to represent the ever-present lure of sin.
Who is Mistress Hibbins?
300
The hellfire glow of the "A," the letter's powers, the meteor in the sky, and the comparison of Hester and Dimmesdale to ghosts are all examples of this theme.
What is gothicism/supernatural?
300
After meeting Dimmesdale in the forest, Hester unveils the sexuality and beauty that had enraptured him before whenever she undertakes this act.
What is frees her hair/removes her bonnet?
300
This represents the border that exists between the dogmatic order of the townspeople and the heathen chaos of the Native American's villages.
What is the forest?
300
Dimmesdale's torture, Hester's misery, and Chillingworth's madness are all examples of this Romantic value.
What is extreme emotion?
400
This reverend is the opposite of Dimmesdale. He is old and preaches messages of a fiery and damning God as opposed to the young minister's messages of forgiveness and love.
Who is Reverend Wilson?
400
The harsh rules of the Puritans, and their generally hypocritical ways are used to emphasize this theme.
What is oppression or the danger of government and religion?
400
At the end of the first chapter, as Hester returns to the jail, Hawthorne remarks that a spectator might have noticed this supernatural occurrence.
What is the letter glows with the color of hellfire?
400
This represents the judgment of the folk of Boston.
What is the scaffold?
400
The fascination with "The Black Man," witchcraft, magic, and supernatural events are all examples of this Romantic convention.
What is gothicism?
500
The townsfolk come to believe that the meteor that forms the "A" in the sky means "angel" and symbolizes this man passing into heaven.
Who is Governor Winthrop?
500
Hester's appearance, Chillingworth's mutation, and Dimmesdale's mental and physical atrophying are all examples of this theme.
What is guilt or change?
500
Pearl makes a letter on her own chest out of this material.
What is seaweed?
500
According to the novel, this represents an outlet for Hester's passion.
What is her needlework?
500
Chillingworth's inability to confess his sins to the public brings about his downfall. His cowardice would be considered his...