Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Purchased at a great price she is sometimes called an imp or the child of the devil

Pearl

Sometimes called the black man; his appearance deteriorate overtime

Roger Chillingworth

The sister of the governor; she is a witch who has meetings in the woods with the devil

Mistress Hibbins

she’s forced to wear an a for committing adultery. She is strong, passionate, and charitable.

Hester Prynne

The leader of the town; he tries to take Pearl away from Hester. He is judgmental and hypocritical.

Governor Bellingham

pearl’s real father; he is weak and wracked with guilt over his sin

Arthur Dimmesdale

What is the setting of the novel

Boston, Massachusetts

what is Hester in jail at the beginning of the novel?

She committed adultery

How does Hester support herself and Pearl

She does need to work for the community

Dimmesdale’s hidden sin, primarily affects him by

Causing physical and spiritual decay

In chapter 12 Dimmesdale speaks of the great judgment day, what day is he referring to and why is the significant?

He is referring to the day that God will judge all sinners. It is significant because he is telling Pearl that they will stand hidden in the hand before God. Another reason is it shows that his sin will remain hidden until judgment day.

Where do Pearl and Hester lived throughout the novel and why is this important?

They live in a cottage outside of town. It is significant because it is hidden or secluded from town.

How do Hester and Dimmesdale plan to escape their suffering

By boarding a ship bound for Europe

What is Chillingworth pretend to be?

A doctor

What is ironic about the towns people’s perception of Hester near the novels end?

The interpret her a as meaning able

Who is Hester buried next to at the end of the novel

Dimmesdale

Which items are Hester not able to make for people?

Bridal veils

Which best describes the irony in Dimmesdale’s situation

He publicly condemns sinners while secretly being one himself

Hawthorne’s use of the forest setting primarily symbolizes

Freedom from societal judgment and hypocrisy

Pearls character best functions as

A symbol of the living scarlet letter and Hester’s conscience

Chillingworth’s transformation throughout the novel illustrates Hawthorne’s theme that

Revenge consumes and destroys the soul that seeks it

Hester stays in her Puritan community because leaving the community would prove the society has control over her life

True

Hawthorne has put little to no thought into the names of his character

False

Pearl calls Chillingworth the Devil

true

The rosebush near the prison door symbolize hope amongst suffering and life outside of the Puritan settlement

T

Reverend Dimmesdale is openly punished by the Puritan community for a synonym and adultery

F