Characters
Crime and Punishment
Themes
100

She is Hester's little gem of a daughter.

Who is Pearl?

100

A weakness, especially in character; a shortcoming.


What where the failing of the Characters?

100

To make (someone) feel guilty, especially in order to induce them to do something.

What is Guilt?

200

The author of The Scarlet Letter.

Who was Nathaniel Hawthorne?

200

The practice of magic, especially black magic; the use of spells.

What is Witchcraft?

200

It's "just" behavior or treatment.

What is justice?

300

He dies with in a year of the death of his latest victim.

Who is Roger Chillingworth?

300

It's not telling the truth.

What does lying mean?

300

The action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands.


What is revenge?

400

He is the father of Pearl.

Who is Arthur Dimmesdale?

400

This sin can drive a person mad or make one sick.

What is guilt?

400

These are the unwritten rules about how to behave in society.

What are social norms?

500

She is Pearl's mother.

Who is Hester Prynne?

500

Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse.

What is Adultery?

500

The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.

What is hypocrisy?