Literature Scarlet Letter Flashcards
Novel means
New
Novel is
A type of extended prose fiction
Protagonist
One main character
Antagonist
Who is in conflict with the main character
Separate stories. Or series of incidents going on at the same time as the main plot but related to it in sone way
Subplot
The sequence of events which can be divided into a beginning middle and end
Plot
The point of greatest interest excitement or suspense which usually comes just before the final resolution of the conflict
Climax
Theme
The controlling idea or insight into life which the author seeks to impart
“Scarlet Letter”
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Born in
Massachusetts
Dad died when Nathaniel was ___ years
4
He became friends with
Henry Longfellow
Franklin Pierce (later Pres of USA)
He was a part of what group
Transcendentalists
Main theme!
Sin has consequences
Hawthorne new man had
Sin
What does a rose represent
Hope
Hester’s character traits
Beauty and stubborn/proud
We gain sympathy for Hester because
We learn her husband left her with her baby
Hester
Protagonist
Add richness and depth to a literal story and encourage the reader to look b en earth the surface for additional levels of meaning which the author may wish to convey
Symbols
Iron resembles
Cold
Religion and what were almost identical
Law
The physical background against which the events of a novel take place
Setting
First main setting; where Hester realizes these are her realities
The scaffold (p. 64)
The scarlet letter symbolic of
Her sin
Rose is symbolic of
Hope and love
Her sin was
Adultery
Those who were hard of Hester
Older women standing by the scaffold
Scaffold symbolic of
Shame
Roger Chillingsworth was who to Hester
Her husband
What did the community think of Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale
They liked and respected him
Suggested meansings or associations
Connotations
Literal meanings
Denotations
The use of words which appeal to our senses
Imagery
Includes various types of comparisons as well as language used on more than one level
Figurative language
Who’s in prison with Hester
Chillingsworth
Chillingsworth studied what while at sea
Medicine
Chillingsworth helps
Hester and baby
Hester never loved Chillingsworth and he
Knew it
Who is Chillingsworth will to do anything to destroy
The father
How was Hester regarded in the city
She was an outcast
How did she try to help the poor
She made clothes for them
How did the poor respond to Hester’s generosity
They took the clothes but mocked her
What two things kept her in the town
The dad of the baby and the need for her to be punished
What was her skill
Needle work
What was the one thing she couldn’t sew for
Weddings
The imaginary persons who carry out the action of the plot
Characters
Two was the writer may present his characters i
Direct exposition and indirect revelation
Characters that remain the same throughout the story
Static
Characters that go through some change and is different at the end of the story
Dynamic
How did Hester earn a living
She did much sewing
What is Hester’s daughters name
Pearl
What is significant about Pearls name
A great price purchased with all she had; and her only valuable
Why did Hester go to see Governor Billingham
To take a pair of gloves and see if Pearl would be taken away
What did Pearl look like
A angle ; princess
How did Pearl act
Wild didn’t obey rules
Sunshine symbolic of
Happiness
What does Pearl cry out for that she has not yet been given
A red rose (love)
What was the men’s plan for Pearls future
Put her in a new home and send her to school
What did Hester think of the men’s plan for Pearls future
She didn’t like it at all
Who were the men at the meeting about pearl
The Governor, Mr. Wilson, Reverend Dimmesdale, and Mr. Chillingsworth
What animal is Pearl referred to all
A bird of scarlet plumage
What makes the men want to take Pearl away from Hester
The question of Hesters ability to raise Pearl in a Godly manner
What question is Pearl asked
Who made thee?
How did Pearl respond
From a rose bush
What is pearl to Hester
Her safety from Satan
What did Hester not do because she could keep Pearl
She did not go into the woods with Mistress Hibbins(a witch) to sign herself away to the Black man
Another name for Chillingsworth
A leech
How did Chillingsworth and Dimmesdale become to close
Chillingsworth was Dimmesdales doctor
Why did Chillingsworth want to come to the colony so badly
To set up a home with Hester
Chillingsworths change started when
When he saw his wife of the scaffold
Why did some say Dimmesdale was sick
He worked to much or the earth didn’t deserve him
Where would Dimmesdale place his hand
Over his heart
What tapestry hung in Dimmesdales home
A Tapestry of David and Basheba
What was Chillingsworth said to be
Satan or his right hand man
Who does Chillingsworth want to find more about
Dimsdale
Chillingsworth believes who is hiding something
Dimsdale
What are the three reasons Dimsdale gives for not wanting to share his secret with the doctor
- He thinks its better to say it the last day than now
- He wont share unless God makes his heart share it
- He wouldn’t be able to serve God if he told his secret
How does Chillingsworth respond to Dimsdales three excuses
These men deceive themselves
What does Pearl put on the scarlet letter
Spiky burs
What does Pearl say to Hester about Chillingsworth
They need to leave before the black man grabs hold of them too
What advantage did Chillingsworth have over Dimsdale
He knew his secret
What did Dimsdale leave at the scaffold
The black gloves
What would the town have reacted to Dimsdales secret
Pity and forgiveness
What does Dimsdale do to himself
Scourges himself
Fasts till he can’t stand
Night long viguals
What is the feeling of covered sin
Guilt
When did Dimsdale stand on the scaffold
At night
What scene is the climax
The second scaffold scene (chap. 12)
Pearl became a symbol of what to Dimsdale
His conscience
What did the townspeople believe the A in the sky mean
A- angle
What are the two type of conflict
External and internal
What did the scalet A change to resemble
Able
Hester has become
Ugly
The questions Pearl constantly ask Hester
What does the letter mean?
Why do you wear it?
Why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?
Who did Hester decide to help
Dimsdale
What were the people willing to let Hester do
Remove the SL
Did Chillingsworth give Hester the ok to tell Dimsdale about who he was
Yes
The forest is symbolic of
Hesters moral state
A narrative or description in which the characters places and other items are symbols is
Allegory
The black leaf was a symbol of ; where was it
The sin some died with ; it was in the cemetery
What was Dimsdales reaction to Hester telling him of Chillingsworth
He did not forgive her and was mad
Who did Hester and Dimmesdale say did the worst sin
Chillingworth
What were Hester and Dimmesdale planning on doing
Leaving together
What did Hester do with the SL
She tossed it away symolizing she is ready to move on
What did pearl do with Dimmesdales kiss on her cheek
She washes it off
What change took place in Dimmesdale
He had more energy
Who bought the tickets for their departure
Hester
What does Dimmesdale want to do before he leaves
Preach the election sermon
Why does the town look completely different to Dimmesdale
His outlook has changed
What five things was Dimmesdale tempted to say after the meeting in the forest
- Blasphemous suggestions on the communion supper
- The eldest lady’s soul would not live for ever
- Tempt the youngest girl to do wrong
- Tell the younge puritan kids lies
- Shake hands with the sea man who was publicly known for doing wrong
Who is always assosiated with the forest and the signing of the name
Mistress Hibbins
What did Hester tell Pearl to expect regarding Dimmesdales behavior
He would ignore them
Hester and Arther D. Planned to leave town after the sermon and who was there unexpected passenger
Chillingsworth
What causes Hester to seem dead
Her sin
Did Dimmesdale confess
Yes
How did the people feel about Dimmesdales confession
They were in shock and some would not believe it
What was different about Dimmesdale during the parade
He was strong…he didn’t have his hand on his heart
Who talked to Hester at the parade
Mistress Hibbins
What did Dimmesdale ask Pearl to do on the scaffold
He asked her to give him a kiss…she did
What happens to Dimmesdale on the scaffold
He died
What happened to Pearl and Hester after Dimmesdale dies
They left
Who tried to stop Dimmesdale from confessing
Chillingworth
Who died soon after Dimmesdale
Chillingworth
Why did Chillingworth die
Because his life’s goal was over
Did Hester ever come back
Yes she did and she died there
