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Themes
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Why is Chillingworth's sin worse than Hester and Dimmesdale?
What is Hester and Dimmesdale's sin was against God's rules and laws and didn't hurt anyone. Chillingworth's sin is worse because he is doing it on purpose to hurt someone and he knows that he is doing it and he is happy to do it.
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Why Hester and Dimmesdale are able to be together in the forest
What is the forest represents freedom from the strict Puritan rules so Hester and Dimmesdale have the freedom to be together there
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Election Day
What is the day of celebration and parades and sermons when the new Governor takes office
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What Dimmesdale wants Pearl to do as he is dying
What is to kiss him. After she kisses him, she finally knows who she is so she is not the wild child anymore
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Evil
What is The Black Man - Satan. Roger Chillingworth - his need for revenge against Dimmesdale. His sin is evil because he is trying to hurt them on purpose for his own happiness.
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Roger and Hester's marriage
What is not happy. Roger was older and married Hester because she was young and beautiful even though he knew she didn't love him.
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What is Hester's view of Dimmesdale's sin
What is she thinks that he has been forgiven through all of his good works and deeds. The fact that he has helped so many people that his sin should be left behind him.
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Why Pearl believes that Dimmesdale is a strange, sad man
What is in the forest, he loves them and kisses her and is happy to see them but in town, he pretends like he doesn't know them and keeps his hand over his heart.
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Dimmesdale's response to Hester's question - will they be together again
What is it is God's decision if they will be together as a family in heaven
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Hypocrisy
What is The Governor - Puritans believe in simplicity yet he lives in a mansion. His sister is a witch but does not punish her. The women outside of the prison - they claim to be holy and pure but they want to either burn the A into Hester's head or kill her. Dimmesdale - says that he is a reverend close to God who wants his people to confess their sins but he won't confess his own. Roger Chillingworth - says he is a friend of Dimmesdale but he is only getting close to him so he can get his revenge.
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Why does Pearl believe that she will wear an A on her chest when she is older?
What is she understands that all people sin and when she gets older she will sin too. She doesn't understand what the A means except that it is for sin.
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Hester and Dimmesdale's plan to escape
What is they will take Pearl and go to Europe. There they will live together as a family. They will escape by ship but tell no one what their plans are.
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The ship's captain tells Hester that she doesn't have to worry about sickness or scurvy. What shocking news does he tell her?
What is Roger Chillingworth is going to be on the ship with them
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What people testified as to seeing when Dimmesdale showed the A
What is 1. the A appeared when Hester got her A 2. the A appeared when Chillingworth came to town and he used black magic to put it on Dimmesdale's chest 3. there was no mark on Dimmesdale's chest 4. the A came out from inside Dimmesdale's body because of the guilt that he felt
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Weakness
What is Dimmesdale - he is not strong enough to confess his sins although he preaches that everyone must do it. He gives into his sin and is not able to escape.
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What Pearl notices about Reverend Dimmesdale every time she sees him
What is he holds his hand over his heart
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Why Pearl refuses to come over to Dimmesdale and Hester in the forest
What is she doesn't recognize her mother. Hester let down her hair and took off her scarlet letter A. Pearl refuses to come over to them until Hester puts her hair back up and the A back on.
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Who Dimmesdale calls to after his sermon
Who is Pearl and Hester. Pearl runs over and hugs his legs but Hester hesitates at first. Chillingworth then grabs Dimmesdale because he knows what he is going to do and wants to stop him.
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Why Chillingworth died and who he left his money to
What is his reason for living was revenge and once the revenge was gone, there was no reason to live. He left almost all of his money and land in New England and England to Pearl
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Guilt vs. Shame
What is guilt is worse than shame. Hester's shame is public and she has been able to face her sin and accept it and forgive herself. Dimmesdale's guilt is private so it is like torture and eating away at his soul from the inside out.
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Story of the Black Man
What is he haunts the forest and carries a book with him that people sign their name in in their own blood then he puts his mark on their chest
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What Pearl does after Dimmesdale kisses her forehead in the forest.
What is she washes off the kiss with water from the brook. She doesn't want a kiss from him in the forest. She wants him to accept her in town and walk with them there. When she finds out that he still will not, she doesn't want his kiss.
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What Dimmesdale does when he reveals his sin to the crowd
What is he shows the A on his chest to the crowd then he collapses
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What happened to Hester and Pearl
What is Hester and Pearl disappeared but Hester came back later and continued her good work helping others. She later died and was buried in the King's cemetery.
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Significance of the 3 Scaffold Scenes
What is 1st - Hester must suffer alone on the scaffold. 2. Dimmesdale, Hester and Pearl are on the scaffold together but it is at night so no one can see. 3. Dimmesdale, Hester and Pearl are on the scaffold together in the day time and in the sunshine for a public revelation of the truth.