Setting
symbols
characters
miscellaneous
puritans/town
100

The main setting of the story 

Massachusetts, Boston 

100

an emblem placed on Hester's chest a symbol of her sin 

what is the scarlet letter A 

100

Condemned for adultery

Who is Hester Prynne

100

embodied by the scarlet letter itself 

what is sin 

100

Strict religious group who the book is based on 

Who are the Puritans 

200

Where the beginning of the story takes place 

What is the prison  

200

A natural symbol of hope near the prison door 

what is the rosebush 

200

A spirited child, wild and often unpredictable, 

Who is Pearl

200

shown by the judgement of the towns people 

what is hypocrisy 

200

A common puritan punishment shown at the beginning of the book

what is the ignominy

300

The location where Pearl was almost taken away from Hester 

What is Governor Bellingham's mansion 

300

where Hester stood for her punishment 

What is the Scaffold

300

a respected minister with inner conflict due to a big secret   

Who is Arthur Dimmesdale

300

what is Hester's crime

what is Adultery 

300

this skill of Hester's exposes the hypocracy of the puritan towns people

What is sewing

400

Where Hester Prynne lives 

what is Hester's cottage 

400

This symbol represents the freedom from the puritans oppressive community 

What is nature 

400

the Leech  

Who is Roger Chillingworth

400

What is the sin Reverend Dimsdale is hiding 

what is being the father of pearl

400

The puritan community demonstrates the qualities of this type of government where religious leaders guide everyday life

What is a theocracy