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Literature Scarlet Letter Flashcards

1
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Novel means

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New

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Novel is

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A type of extended prose fiction

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Protagonist

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One main character

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Antagonist

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Who is in conflict with the main character

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Separate stories. Or series of incidents going on at the same time as the main plot but related to it in sone way

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Subplot

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The sequence of events which can be divided into a beginning middle and end

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Plot

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The point of greatest interest excitement or suspense which usually comes just before the final resolution of the conflict

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Climax

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Theme

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The controlling idea or insight into life which the author seeks to impart

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“Scarlet Letter”

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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10
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Born in

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Massachusetts

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Dad died when Nathaniel was ___ years

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4

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He became friends with

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Henry Longfellow
Franklin Pierce (later Pres of USA)

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He was a part of what group

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Transcendentalists

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14
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Main theme!

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Sin has consequences

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15
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Hawthorne new man had

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Sin

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16
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What does a rose represent

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Hope

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17
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Hester’s character traits

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Beauty and stubborn/proud

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18
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We gain sympathy for Hester because

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We learn her husband left her with her baby

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19
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Hester

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Protagonist

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20
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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

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Symbols

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21
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Iron resembles

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Cold

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22
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Religion and what were almost identical

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Law

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The physical background against which the events of a novel take place

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Setting

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First main setting; where Hester realizes these are her realities

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The scaffold (p. 64)

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25
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The scarlet letter symbolic of

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Her sin

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26
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Rose is symbolic of

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Hope and love

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27
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Her sin was

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Adultery

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28
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Those who were hard of Hester

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Older women standing by the scaffold

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29
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Scaffold symbolic of

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Shame

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30
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Roger Chillingsworth was who to Hester

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Her husband

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31
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What did the community think of Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale

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They liked and respected him

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32
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Suggested meansings or associations

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Connotations

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33
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Literal meanings

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Denotations

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34
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The use of words which appeal to our senses

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Imagery

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35
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Includes various types of comparisons as well as language used on more than one level

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Figurative language

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36
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Who’s in prison with Hester

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Chillingsworth

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37
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Chillingsworth studied what while at sea

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Medicine

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38
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Chillingsworth helps

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Hester and baby

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39
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Hester never loved Chillingsworth and he

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Knew it

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40
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Who is Chillingsworth will to do anything to destroy

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The father

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41
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How was Hester regarded in the city

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She was an outcast

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42
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How did she try to help the poor

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She made clothes for them

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43
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How did the poor respond to Hester’s generosity

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They took the clothes but mocked her

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44
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What two things kept her in the town

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The dad of the baby and the need for her to be punished

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45
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What was her skill

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Needle work

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46
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What was the one thing she couldn’t sew for

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Weddings

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47
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The imaginary persons who carry out the action of the plot

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Characters

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48
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Two was the writer may present his characters i

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Direct exposition and indirect revelation

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49
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Characters that remain the same throughout the story

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Static

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50
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Characters that go through some change and is different at the end of the story

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Dynamic

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51
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How did Hester earn a living

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She did much sewing

52
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What is Hester’s daughters name

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Pearl

53
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What is significant about Pearls name

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A great price purchased with all she had; and her only valuable

54
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Why did Hester go to see Governor Billingham

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To take a pair of gloves and see if Pearl would be taken away

55
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What did Pearl look like

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A angle ; princess

56
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How did Pearl act

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Wild didn’t obey rules

57
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Sunshine symbolic of

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Happiness

58
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What does Pearl cry out for that she has not yet been given

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A red rose (love)

59
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What was the men’s plan for Pearls future

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Put her in a new home and send her to school

60
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What did Hester think of the men’s plan for Pearls future

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She didn’t like it at all

61
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Who were the men at the meeting about pearl

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The Governor, Mr. Wilson, Reverend Dimmesdale, and Mr. Chillingsworth

62
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What animal is Pearl referred to all

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A bird of scarlet plumage

63
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What makes the men want to take Pearl away from Hester

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The question of Hesters ability to raise Pearl in a Godly manner

64
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What question is Pearl asked

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Who made thee?

65
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How did Pearl respond

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From a rose bush

66
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What is pearl to Hester

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Her safety from Satan

67
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What did Hester not do because she could keep Pearl

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She did not go into the woods with Mistress Hibbins(a witch) to sign herself away to the Black man

68
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Another name for Chillingsworth

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A leech

69
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How did Chillingsworth and Dimmesdale become to close

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Chillingsworth was Dimmesdales doctor

69
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Why did Chillingsworth want to come to the colony so badly

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To set up a home with Hester

70
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Chillingsworths change started when

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When he saw his wife of the scaffold

71
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Why did some say Dimmesdale was sick

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He worked to much or the earth didn’t deserve him

72
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Where would Dimmesdale place his hand

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Over his heart

73
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What tapestry hung in Dimmesdales home

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A Tapestry of David and Basheba

74
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What was Chillingsworth said to be

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Satan or his right hand man

75
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Who does Chillingsworth want to find more about

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Dimsdale

76
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Chillingsworth believes who is hiding something

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Dimsdale

77
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What are the three reasons Dimsdale gives for not wanting to share his secret with the doctor

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  1. He thinks its better to say it the last day than now
  2. He wont share unless God makes his heart share it
  3. He wouldn’t be able to serve God if he told his secret
78
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How does Chillingsworth respond to Dimsdales three excuses

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These men deceive themselves

79
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What does Pearl put on the scarlet letter

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Spiky burs

80
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What does Pearl say to Hester about Chillingsworth

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They need to leave before the black man grabs hold of them too

81
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What advantage did Chillingsworth have over Dimsdale

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He knew his secret

82
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What did Dimsdale leave at the scaffold

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The black gloves

83
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What would the town have reacted to Dimsdales secret

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Pity and forgiveness

84
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What does Dimsdale do to himself

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Scourges himself
Fasts till he can’t stand
Night long viguals

85
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What is the feeling of covered sin

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Guilt

86
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When did Dimsdale stand on the scaffold

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At night

87
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What scene is the climax

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The second scaffold scene (chap. 12)

88
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Pearl became a symbol of what to Dimsdale

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His conscience

89
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What did the townspeople believe the A in the sky mean

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A- angle

90
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What are the two type of conflict

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External and internal

91
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What did the scalet A change to resemble

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Able

92
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Hester has become

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Ugly

93
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The questions Pearl constantly ask Hester

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What does the letter mean?
Why do you wear it?
Why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?

94
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Who did Hester decide to help

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Dimsdale

95
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What were the people willing to let Hester do

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Remove the SL

96
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Did Chillingsworth give Hester the ok to tell Dimsdale about who he was

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Yes

97
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The forest is symbolic of

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Hesters moral state

98
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A narrative or description in which the characters places and other items are symbols is

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Allegory

99
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The black leaf was a symbol of ; where was it

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The sin some died with ; it was in the cemetery

100
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What was Dimsdales reaction to Hester telling him of Chillingsworth

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He did not forgive her and was mad

101
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Who did Hester and Dimmesdale say did the worst sin

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Chillingworth

102
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What were Hester and Dimmesdale planning on doing

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Leaving together

103
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What did Hester do with the SL

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She tossed it away symolizing she is ready to move on

104
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What did pearl do with Dimmesdales kiss on her cheek

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She washes it off

105
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What change took place in Dimmesdale

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He had more energy

106
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Who bought the tickets for their departure

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Hester

107
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What does Dimmesdale want to do before he leaves

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Preach the election sermon

108
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Why does the town look completely different to Dimmesdale

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His outlook has changed

109
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What five things was Dimmesdale tempted to say after the meeting in the forest

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  1. Blasphemous suggestions on the communion supper
  2. The eldest lady’s soul would not live for ever
  3. Tempt the youngest girl to do wrong
  4. Tell the younge puritan kids lies
  5. Shake hands with the sea man who was publicly known for doing wrong
110
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Who is always assosiated with the forest and the signing of the name

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Mistress Hibbins

111
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What did Hester tell Pearl to expect regarding Dimmesdales behavior

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He would ignore them

112
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Hester and Arther D. Planned to leave town after the sermon and who was there unexpected passenger

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Chillingsworth

113
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What causes Hester to seem dead

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Her sin

114
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Did Dimmesdale confess

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Yes

115
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How did the people feel about Dimmesdales confession

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They were in shock and some would not believe it

116
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What was different about Dimmesdale during the parade

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He was strong…he didn’t have his hand on his heart

117
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Who talked to Hester at the parade

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Mistress Hibbins

118
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What did Dimmesdale ask Pearl to do on the scaffold

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He asked her to give him a kiss…she did

119
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What happens to Dimmesdale on the scaffold

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He died

120
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What happened to Pearl and Hester after Dimmesdale dies

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They left

121
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Who tried to stop Dimmesdale from confessing

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Chillingworth

122
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Who died soon after Dimmesdale

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Chillingworth

123
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Why did Chillingworth die

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Because his life’s goal was over

124
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Did Hester ever come back

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Yes she did and she died there

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