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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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She regrets the impact it has on her child and her position in the society, but ultimately she forgives herself while Dimmesdale does not

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"Her skill was called in aid to embroider the white veil which was to cover the pure blushes of a bride."

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"He made a step higher and discovered the Scarlet Letter." Pg #196

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"She never created a friend, but seemed always to be sowing broadcast the dragons teeth, whence sprung a harvest of armed enemies, against whom she rushed to battle"

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"The soul beheld it's features in the mirror of the passing moment. It was with fear, and tremulously, and, and as it were, by a slow, reluctant necessity, that Arthur Dimmesdale put forth his hand, chill as death and touched the chill hand of Hester Prynne. The grasp, cold as it was, took away what was dreariest in the interview. They now felt themselves, at least, inhabitants of the same sphere"

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"The soul beheld it's features in the mirror of the passing moment. It was with fear, and tremulously, and, and as it were, by a slow, reluctant necessity, that Arthur Dimmesdale put forth his hand, chill as death and touched the chill hand of Hester Prynne. The grasp, cold as it was, took away what was dreariest in the interview. They now felt themselves, at least, inhabitants of the same sphere"

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The importance of this quote is that reunion of two people who share a common past and are both living breathing sinners. This quote tells us, the reader, how deeply their history goes and how compassionate their meetings are.

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"if thou feelest it be for thy souls peace, and that thy earthly punishment will thereby be made more effectual to salvation, i charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow sinner an fellow sufferer."

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"if thou feelest it be for thy souls peace, and that thy earthly punishment will thereby be made more effectual to salvation, i charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow sinner an fellow sufferer."

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This quote is from Dimmesdale and he argues that sin is to suffer. And sometimes sinners are invisible unless marked like Hester's Scarlet Letter.

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5 adjectives that would describe the novel

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5 adjectives that would describe the novel

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Guilt
Hope
Independent
compassionate
Intuitive

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Roger Chillingworth was very smart and old. He is Hesters husband. HE was captured by Native Americans, which caused his arrival in Boston to be delayed. When he arrives in Boston, he finds Hester and Pearl on display on the scaffold. Despite his wife's betrayal, he choose to stay in town and poses as a doctor. He becomes intent on finding and tormenting the father of Hester's Child. He is consumed with revenge and lacks compassion.

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""Mother," said little pearl," the sunshine does not love you. It runs away and hides itself, because it's afraid of something on your bosom.. it will not flee from me, for i wear nothing on my bosom yet." "Nor ever will, my child, i hope", said Hester. "And why not mother?" asked Pearl stopped short, "will it not come of it's own accord, when i am a woman grown?""

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""Mother," said little pearl," the sunshine does not love you. It runs away and hides itself, because it's afraid of something on your bosom.. it will not flee from me, for i wear nothing on my bosom yet." "Nor ever will, my child, i hope", said Hester. "And why not mother?" asked Pearl stopped short, "will it not come of it's own accord, when i am a woman grown?""

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The quotation expresses the importance of the Scarlet Letter as a symbol and exposition of the connection between sin and humanness- an important theme.

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Hester Prynee was a strong and passionate woman. She was married to Roger Chillingworth, he was very smart but quite old. Hester believed that Roger died over seas so she had an affair with Arthur Dimmesdale. She gives birth to a baby girl named Pearl. Because of this, Hester was forced to wear the Scarlet Letter "A" to symbolize her sin of adultery.

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Here are 4 Important Characters from the Classic Novel, "The Scarlet Letter".

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Here are 4 Important Characters from the Classic Novel, "The Scarlet Letter".

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Hester Prynne
Arthur Dimmesdale
Roger Chillingworth
Pearl Prynee

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Puritan, New England in the mid 17TH century

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Arthur Dimmesdale was a young, highly respected minister. He had an affair with Hester Prynne and he is the father of Pearl. Because of his position within the church and society, he will confess to his sin of adultery with Hester. His health begins to deteriorate, because of the guilt and anguish he feels. Chillingworth makes it worse by trying to torment him.

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Pearl is the result of Hester's and Arthur's affair. She is a moody and difficult child,but is very perceptive. She is fixated on her mother's Scarlet Letter from early on and is able to recognize that some kind of relationship exists between her mother and dimmesdale. Pearl is used mainly as a symbol to represent a living version of her mother's Scarlet Letter. She also serves as a constant physical reminder of Hester's affair with dimmesdale and represents the passion that led to the sin.

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The book is set in a village in Puritan New England. The main character is Hester Prynne, a young woman who has borne a child out of wedlock. Hester believes that she is a widow, but her husband, Roger Chillingworth, arrives in New England very much alive and hides his identity. He finds his wife forced to wear the scarlet letter A on her dress as punishment for her adultery. After Hester refuses to name her lover, Chillingworth becomes obsessed with finding the father of Pearl. When he finds out that the father is Arthur Dimmesdale, a saintly young minister who is the leader of those exhorting Hester, Chillingworth proceeds to torment him. Stricken by guilt, Dimmesdale becomes increasingly ill. Hester herself is revealed to be a self-reliant heroine who is never truly repentant for committing adultery with the minister; she feels that their act was consecrated by their deep love for each other. Although she is initially scorned, over time her compassion and dignity silence many of her critics.