As time progresses throughout the novel what does the A on Hester's bosom begin to symbolize?
A for Angel
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Does Pearl really know who her father? Does she show any signs?
Yes and she shows signs when Hester takes her to the governor's hall and Dimmesdale is there and Pearl is reaching up trying to grab him as if there was a sort of connection.
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What is Dimmesdale a prime example of?
Human frailty and sorrow
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What is Bellingham's job in the community?
A governor
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"Canst, thou tell me, my child who made thee?" - Who is the speaker of this quote? and to who was he speaking to?
Mr. Wilson, Pearl
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What did Hester do once she got out of jail?
She begins to give back to the community be making clothing for the poor
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How old was Pearl the first time she was introduced into the novel?
3 Months Old
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Why does Dimmesdale punish himself?
He feels as if God isn't punishing him enough and he deserves to be punished more severely.
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Why did Bellingham want to take Pearl away from Hester?
He did not want Pearl to become like Hester and wanted her to be raised by a better mother
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Why did Mistress Hibbins want Hester to meet her in the woods?
She wanted Hester to meet the "black man"
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What is Roger Chillingworth's relationship to Hester?
He is her real husband from England
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What habit does Pearl point out about Dimmesdale?
He is always grabbing his chest
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Why did Mr. Dimmesdale go from the room to try and stop the conversation he had going with Roger Chillingworth?
Chillingworth was scratching at Dimmesdale's soul trying to unravel the secret Dimmesdale was keeping hidden and Dimmesdale was trying to escape it before it became to late.
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What did Bellingham and John both want Hester to reveal?
The true identity of Pearl's father
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How did the majority of the woman look in the community other than Hester?
Many of the woman in the community who shun Hester are ugly not just in physical appearance, but as well as personality.
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What is carved upon Hester's gravestone when she dies?
A scarlet letter "A"
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How does Pearl get Dimmesdale to confess?
Pearl is the outcome of the sin both Dimmesdale and Hester committed. She makes it so that Dimmesdale knows that what he did is a reality and he cannot run away from it.
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Why didn't Dimmesdale talk to Hester and Pearl in public?
He was afraid of what people would think of him and what rumors would be spread
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Why did Pearl and Hester visit him?
Hester had heard that Bellingham is considering removing Pearl from her care and she doesn't want that to happen so she goes to speak with him about it.
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How did the community view Dimmesdale?
As a holy symbol and that he was the holiest of the town. No matter what he did or said they would always place him in high rankings.
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What must Hester always wear for Pearl to acknowledge her as her mother?
The scarlet letter "A"
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"Canst, thou tell me, my child who made thee?" how does Pearl reply to this quote?
Pearl says that she had not been made at all "but had been plucked by her mother off the bush of wild roses that grew by the prison-door."
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Why does Dimmesdale end up confessing his sin?
He couldn't bear to hold it in anymore and he began to not care about his reputation and started to take responsibility for his actions