Test 4 Flashcards
Name of the main characters child
Pearl
The ministers physician
Chilling worth
Who was pearls father
Dimmesdale
What relation was chillingworth to Hester
Her husband
Who makes reference to the black man
Mistress Hibbins
Who was sentenced to wear the scarlet letter
Hester prynne
Who is the towns revered minister
Dimmesdale
How many times did dimmesdale stand on the platform with Hester and pearl
Two times
What did pearl do when the minister kissed her in the forest
Washed it away
What did the people set on dimmesdale chest when he died
The scarlet letter
Who sought revenge on dimmesdale
Chillingworth
Who wrote the scarlet letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
When dimmesdale was dying, who did he request a kiss from
Pearl
How did Hester learn a living
By sewing
In the governors hall, who did Hester plead to to save pearl
Dimmesdale
Sequence of events
Plot
Struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
Main character
Protagonist
Character that changes
Dynamic character
Character that remains the same
Static character
Central idea that gives a work meaning
Theme
Character in conflict with another
Antagonist
Highest point of interest
Climax
Narrative in which the characters, places, and other items are symbols
Allegory
Use of words which appeal to our senses
Imagery
“Thou hast escaped me”
Chillingworth
“Thou shalt forgive me”
Hester
“Wilt thou stand here with mother and me, tomorrow noontime”
Pearl
“I,… whom you so reverence and trust, am utterly a pollution and a lie!”
Dimmesdale
“Thou hast escaped me!”
Chillingworth
“What does the scarlet letter mean?…and why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?”
Pearl
“Wilt Thou go with us to-night? There will be a merry company in the forest.”
Mistress hibbins
“How am I to live longer, breathing the same air with this deadly enemy?”
Dimmesdale
“She is my happiness!— she is my torture, none the less!”
Hester
“So Thou thinkest the child will love me?”
Dimmesdale
Name of the main characters child
Pearl
The ministers physician
Chillingworth
Makes reference to the black man
Mistress hibbins
Sentenced to wear the scarlet letter
Hester
The towns revered minister
Dimmesdale
Who was pearls father
Dimmesdale
What was chillingworth to Hester
Her husband
How many times did dimmesdale stand on the scaffold with Hester and pearl?
Twice
What did pearl do when dimmesdale kissed her on the forehead?
She washed it off
What did the people see on dimmesdales chest
The scarlet a
Who sought revenge on dimmesdale?
Chillingworth
Who did Hester go to to keep pearl?
Dimmesdale
Who wrote the scarlet letter
Hawthorne
How did Hester earn a living
Sewing
When the minister was dying, who did he ask for a kiss
Pearl
