Who Said It?
“At least, they shall say of me that I leave no public duty unperformed, nor ill
performed.”
Who is Dimmesdale?
The symbol which at first represents the shame of sin, but later loses its importance when the it takes on a new meaning for the villagers and ultimately Hester.
The Scarlet Letter
The protagonist of the book, who must confront her sin through punishment and isolation in the Puritan village. She is able to find redemption in showing compassion for others within the village and overcomes the stigma of the Scarlet Letter.
Who is Hester Prynne?
The item that Pearl uses to create her own letter A while playing.
adj.; light or airy; tenuous; extremely delicate or refined
What is ethereal?
“Thou hast escaped me! Thou hast escaped me!”
Who is Roger Chillingworth?
The item that traces a letter in the sky, showing the instability and bias of the villagers and their belief system.
What is the meteor?
The man whose identity is a secret to everyone but Hester for the majority of the novel.
Who is Roger Chillingworth?
The lie that Hester tells Pearl.
She wears the Scarlet Letter for the sake of the gold thread.
adj.; out of the natural or ordinary course of nature; abnormal; exceptional
What is preternatural?
“Were I worthy to be quit of it, it would fall away of its own nature, or be
transformed into something that should speak a different purport.”
Who is Hester?
This symbol is a character, one who represents both the shame and punishment of sin but also a treasure and blessing for her mother.
Who is Pearl?
The character who with others in the town, feel that Pearl should be given to another family to be taken care until convinced otherwise.
Governor Bellingham
Chillingworth wears clothing from these two cultures.
European wealth and traditional Native American attire.
noun; strong distaste or aversion; objection; antipathy
What is repugnance?
“Come away, or yonder old Black Man will catch you! He hath got hold of
the minister already.”
Who is Pearl?
The unique feature of the prison house symbolizes the beauty and wildness found in nature's laws- as opposed to the strict laws of the Puritan belief system.
What is the rose bush?
The reverend in town who feels himself to be a hypocrite and who struggles with a mental anguish that is taking a physical toll on his body.
Who is Reverent Dimmesdale?
The word associated with both physicians and acting as a sort of parasite to another being.
What is a leech?
adj.; disagreeable; not compatible; not pleasing; not well-suited
What is uncongenial?
“What little bird of scarlet plumage may this be?”
Who is Rev. Wilson?
This symbol is a public place that represents punishment and sin for the isolated sinner. It becomes a place for redemption and broken curses at the end of the novel.
What is the scaffold?
The member of the village who frequently invites other characters into the woods to practice witchcraft.
Who is Mistress Hibbins?
The sunlight shines on Hester in this specific circumstance.
She removes the Scarlet Letter in the forest.
noun; total loss of dignity; disgrace; shame
What is ignominy?