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Romanticism
Poe vs. Hawthorne
Say Whaaaat??
Imagery/Symbolism
Who Dat?
100
In what time period did Romanticism impact literature?
What is the 1800s
100
What story of Edgar Allen Poe most closely resembles the conflict with Dimmesdale?
What is The Tell Tale Heart
100
Who Said? "At the very elast, they should have put the brand of a hot iron on Hester Prynne’s forehead. Madam Hester would have winced at that, I warrant me. But she, --the naughty baggage, -- little wills he care what they put upon the bodice of her gown! Why, look you, she may cover it with a brooch, or suchlike heathenish adornment, and so walk the streets as brave as ever!”
What is "One of the old women in the Market"
100
What does the Black Man represent in the Puritan Society?
What is The Devil
100
What character passes away before the meteor?
What is Governor Bellingham
200
Would someone influenced by Romantic ideals rather "go with the moment" or "get it precise"
What is "go with the moment"
200
What is the difference between Monstresor’s form of revenge and Chillingworth’s?
What is Monstresor kills the man and Chillingworth tortures Dimmesdale over a period of time.
200
“art though like the Black man that haunts the forest round about us? Hast thou enticed me into a bond that will prove the ruin of my soul?”
What is Hester Prynne
200
What is the symbolic meaning of Light and Dark in the Scarlet letter?
What is It resembles the constant struggle of good and bad.
200
What character is most commonly seen in the forest and suspected for performing evil rituals? Mistress Hibbins
What is Mistress Hibbins
300
What is the concept that "we can make the world a better place"?
What is Idealism
300
How has the Narrator of the tell tale heart’s guilt overwhelmed in a similar manor to Dimmesdales?
What is It has caused them to punish themselves mentally, and has resulted in their confessions.
300
“Wave back that woman! Cast off this child! All shall be well! Do not blacken your fame and perish in dishonor! I can yet save you! Would  you bring infamy on your sacred profession?”
What is Roger Chillingworth
300
What does the Imagery of the Prison door say about the Prison?
What is It symbolizes a “portal of doom” before entering dispair
300
What character believes that he/she is constantly seeing the Black Man in the forest?
What is Pearl
400
What "Age" happened just before the Romantic Era?
What is The Age of Reason
400
What is similar between Monstresor’s method of luring Fortunato and Chillingworth’s method of luring Dimmesdale into their grasp?
What is They both use a point of interest to grab the interest of their victim.
400
“The little baggage hath witchcraft in her, I profess,”
What is Mr. Wilson
400
How is the Letter “A” associated with the symbolism of Light and Dark? It plays a role in both themes of Light and Dark and is thought of as both good and bad.
What is It plays a role in both themes of Light and Dark and is thought of as both good and bad.
400
What character feels as though he/she has made a pact with the devil?
What is Dimmesdale
500
In Romanticism, what is less important than imagination?
What is reason?
500
How do Dimmesdale and Fortunato approach the bait laid by Chillingworth and Monstresor differently?
What is Dimmesdale is more cautious and never fully puts his trust in Chillingworth whereas Fortunato falls for it instantly and only thinks about the alcohol.
500
“Wherefore not; since all the powers of nature call so earnestly for the confession of sin, that these black weeds have sprung up out of a buried heart, to make manifest an unspoken crime?”
What is Roger Chillingworth
500
What are the two imageries of the Meteor and what are their meanings?
What is The meteor is thought of as an A whereas Dimmesdale interprets it as Adulterer and The sextant takes it as Angel for when the governor ascended to heaven.
500
What character is given the opportunity to reveal Dimmesdale’s secret after the meteor?
What is The Sextant