Puritanism
The city of the Bay Colony which the novel is set in, which is now the capital of modern day Massachusetts.
What is Boston?
The celestial object that paints the shape of the letter A, branding Arthur Dimmesdale as sinful and God punishing him
What is the Meteor?
The year Hawthorne published The Scarlet Letter
What is 1850?
The titular letter represents the sin Hester Prynne committed resulting in the concievement of her which is seen as a breaking of the Seventh Commandment.
What is Adultery?
Known by its scientific name Hirudinea, this blood consuming parasite represents both Hester Prynne's husband Roger Chillingworth and an individual draining the life, happiness or assets of a person.
What is a Leech?
The Puritans fled from England after what major leader died, that led to the restoration of the monarchy and the Church of England.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
Finish the quote: "He did not send me! I have no..." (Hawthorne, 67)
What is Heavenly Father?
Nathaniel's great-great Grandfather, who participated in the Salem Witch Trials at the same time in the novel, which led to Nathaniel adding a "w" to his last name.
Who is John Hathorne?
Hester Prynne excels at needlework, this is the only thing Hester is not allowed to make, due to her sin.
What are Wedding Dresses?
An object that is mostly but rarely found in oysters and used for jewelry, it is the object that Hester Prynne's daughter is named after.
What is a Pearl?
The denomination of Christianity the Puritans fell under.
Who are the Protestants?
A woman who was the inspiration for Hester Prynne, who also had a child out of wedlock, and was a close friend of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Who is Margaret Fuller?
The area which the Puritans settled, which now comprises the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, and sometimes but not always, New York.
What is New England?
Nathaniel Hawthorne's daughter, who was the inspiration for Pearl.
Who is Una Hawthorne?
The highest form of punishment in Puritan society.
What is execution?
This woman's grave in Boston King's Chapel Burying Ground features a coat of arms that resembles a letter A, which inspired the final scene.
Who is Elizabeth Pain?