Characters
Who is the minister of Boston and the most apotheosized character in the novel?
Arthur Dimmesdale
“And my child must seek a heavenly Father, she shall never know an earthly one” (66)
Hester Prynne
Ignominy
Public shame or disgrace
During what period of American history does the novel take place?
1650s (Salem Witch Trials)
According to Kaio, Ms. Jurek was looking unwell on Monday. What is the reason for her pallid pallor?
She is pregnant.
Who first appears in the crowd as a "friend of the Native Americans", but later reveals himself to be a doctor?
Roger Chillingworth
“’I have no Heavenly Father’” (92)
Pearl Prynne
Penance
Voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong
When was the novel first published?
1850
What biblical character is Roger Chillingworth often compared to?
Satan/the devil
Who is born in the depths of a prison cell?
Pearl Prynne
“There goes a woman…who, be her demerits what they may, hath none of that mystery hidden sinfulness which you deem so grievous to be borne. Is Hester the less miserable, think you, for that scarlet letter on her breast?” (125)
Roger Chillingworth
Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act
Retribution
Which famous author was the founder of Dark Romanticism?
Edgar Allan Poe
Name one of the symbolic meanings of the scarlet letter.
Adultery, angel, Abel
What is the name of the most powerful person in Boston, who ultimately allows Hester to keep custody of her daughter?
Governor Bellingham
“I have laughed, in bitterness and agony of heart, at the contrast between what I seem and what I am. And Satan laughs at it!” (178)
Arthur Dimmesdale
To take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
Usurp
Name one pillar of Romanticism.
Skepticism of science, beauty of nature, strong emotions, individuality
What biblical utopia does the narrator often refer to when thinking of a perfect world?
The Garden of Eden
Who is Governor Bellingham's mysterious and witchy sister?
Mistress Hibbons
“Without question, she is equally in the dark as to her soul, its present depravity, and future destiny” (105)
Governor Bellingham
To make or cause to seem ethereal or otherworldly
Etherealized
What ultimately put an end to the Salem Witch Trials?
The Governor's wife being accused of witchcraft.
What Shakespearean tragedy is alluded to in Chapter 5?
Macbeth