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represents adultery and sin
What does the scarlet letter represent?
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Hester
Who committed adultery?
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in the center of the Market-Place
Where is the scaffold located?
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Pearl feels angry and "out of the loop" about what the scarlet letter represents
How does Pearl feel about her mother not revealing to her what the Scarlet Letter is?
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she makes this thing that represents something so ugly, to make sure she really feels guilt for her sin
Why does Hester work so hard on her scarlet letter?
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a youthful era; innocence
What does the prison door mean for Hester?
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Leech
What is Roger Chilllingworth referred to?
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Dimmesdale goes at night when no one is around
When does Dimmesdale go to the scaffold?
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"Be not silent from any mistaken pity and tenderness for him; for, believe me, Hester, though he were to step down from a high place, and stand there beside thee, on thy pedestal of shame, yet better were it so, than to hide a guilty heart through life."
How does Dimmesdale feel in a sense of Hester revealing his identity?
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he was held captive by a Native American ship
Why does it take Roger Chillingworth so long to get back?
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no matter how much Dimmesdale tries to run away from it, he's just as much a part of the A as Hester is. this let's him know this.
What does the meteor for Dimmesdale represent?
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judges Hester at the beginning of the book
What role does Reverend Wilson play in the book?
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After prison, Hester leaves to outskirts of town; here she works as a seamstress
Where does Hester go after she leaves prison? What does she do?
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"He gave her in requital of all things else. which ye had taken from me. She is my happiness!-she is my torture, none the less."
How does Hester feel about keeping Pearl?
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Europe
Where do Hester and Dimmesdale plan to start their "new life" ?
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self confession of guilt ; manifestation
What does the red mark on Dimmesdale symbol?
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Bellingham's sister
Who is Mistress Hibbins?
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Pearl kisses him, and Hester explains her love for him
After Dimmesdale collapses, what do Pearl and Hester do>
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"With the superstition common to his brotherhood, he fancied himself given over to a fiend, to be tortured with frightful dreams, and desperate thoughts, the sting of remorse, and despair of pardon; as a foretaste of what awaits him beyond the grave"
How does Chillingworth feel about the man who cheated with Hester?
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a more natural free world; a get away
What is the forest for Dimmesdale and Hester?
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a truth and a lie, the good and the bad
What does light and dark represent?
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witch
What do people refer to Mistress Hibbins as?
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when she's there with Dimmesdale
When does Hester feel more comfortable on the scaffold?
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Chillingworth knows he can't really fault her for what she's done. he knew that after 10 years the connection they had wouldn't really be there
After Chillingworth comes back, what emotion does he show towards Hester?
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various lands in England
What does Chillingworth leave Pearl after his death?