Nature Symbols
Hawthorne
Character Symbols
Society
Extra Tid Bits
100
Meant to be a symbol of shame
What is the scarlet letter
100
Reason for adding a "W" in his name
What is to not be traced back to the salem witch trials
100
believed to be the black man
Who is Chillingsworth
100
character questioned by the townspeople as half demon.
Who is Pearl
100
The one occasion Hester is never asked to make clothing.
What is a wedding
200
Symbolizes darkness, Puritan codes don't apply
What is the forest
200
Reason for writing this book
What is money
200
practices witchcraft
Who is Mistress Hibbons
200
Hester’s letter “A” eventually comes to represent this to the townspeople
What is "Able"
200
Ways Dimmesdale punnishes himself
What are whipping, fasting, vigils
300
Symbolizes hope (hint: next to prison)
What is the rosebush
300
Reason for adding the Custum House to the book
1. To add history 2. To make book longer
300
tosses burrs at the letter "A"
Who is Pearl
300
This person is made into a “living sermon” to serve the needs of the community.
Who is Hester Prynne
300
The reason Hester first resists letting Chillingworth give her medicine.
What is fear of poisoning
400
the acknowledgment of sin in public
What is the scaffold
400
famous poet who Hawthorne read as a child
What is Shakespeare
400
lives with hidden guilt
Who is Dimmesdale
400
How Puritans punnish sinners
What are hanging, flogging, drowning, etc.
400
The length of time Hester and Pearl must stand on the scaffold.
What is 3 hours
500
Symbolizes truth or redemption
What is sunshine/light
500
Location of grave
What is Sleepy Hollow Cemetary
500
commissions a pair of gloves
Who is Gov. Bellingham
500
The way the townspeople enterpret "A" in the sky
What is "Angel"
500
Place the narrator first encounter Hester Prynne’s story
What is the attic of the Salem Custom-House.
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