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How is Dimmesdale described?
He is young, handsome, eloquent, and well respected
Why does Hester visit Governor Bellingham?
Why does Hester feel responsible for helping Dimmesdale?
He is Pearl's father
How does Hester feel when she gets rid of the Scarlet Letter?
She feels her femininity return
Why does Chillingworth die?
He has no purpose
Why does Hester refuse the medicine Chillingworth offers?
She suspects that Chillingworth might try to poison Pearl
What is Pearl compared to?
Non-human objects or entities
What effect does the meteor have on Dimmesdale?
He sees the letter A in the sky and that the meteor was a sign
What important connection does Pearl make?
Dimmesdale and Hester committed the same sin
What will happen to Dimmesdale in Chapter 23?
He dies
What does the wild rosebush symbolize?
Why is there some doubt in town about Chillingworth's identity?
Someone recognizes him under a different name and affiliates him with a murderer
Are the townspeople mistaken about Dimmesdale?
Yes because he is not as sanctified as they think he is
Where do Hester and Dimesdale meet?
The forest
What is unusual about Dimmesdale in Chapter 22?
He seems healthier
Where does the story take place?
A 17th century Puritan settlement in Boston
What does the forest symbolize?
Freedom and separation
What is the cause of Chillingworth's transformation?
Jealousy, obsession, and revenge
She points, frowns, stamps her foot, throws a fit, and screams
Where do Hester and Dimmesdale plan to go?
Bristol, England
Who does Chillingworth blame?
Himself and Dimmesdale
Why does Hester remain in the community?
Dimmesdale is still there and staying will purify her sin
After Chillingworth opens Dimmesdale's shirt, why does he have such a sinister reaction?
He sees a mark on Dimmesdale's chest, which confirms his suspicion that Dimmesdale is Hester's lover and Pearl's father
What is Pearl's attitude about the Black Man in the forest?
She is not scared of the entity and wants to meet it
Why does Pearl call Dimmesdale a 'strange, sad man'?
She is calling out his hipocrisy