the scarlet letter chapter 1-3 Flashcards
what is the first chapter called
the prison door
examples of dark imagery in first two paragraphs of chapter 1
sad colored garments door studded with iron spikes prison house grave cemetery
in the 3rd paragraph of chapter 1, what is introduced that contrasts the gloomy imagery
the rose bush
what can describe the tone of the puritans
dark
what is the setting and time period
Boston
Puritan time
the flowers symbolize
some sweet moral blossom
what is chapter 2 called
the market place
example of verbal irony in chapter 2
The grim rigidity that petrified the bearded physiognomies of THESE GOOD PEOPLE would have augured some awful business in hand
theme of the novel
sin
Hawthorne believes there is ____ levels of sin
4
who was anne hutchinson
religious but free living woman who disagreed with Puritan society.
how did the scarlet letter get its rise to fame in north america
first symbolic novel in North America
what was transcendentalism
positive outlook on life
two transcendentalist writers
Henry David Thoreau
Ralph Waldo Emerson
two anti-transcendentalist writers
Herman Melville
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mistress HIbbens represents the
Puritan fear of witchcraft
Mistress Hibbing is the sister to who
the governor
The women, who were now standing about the prison door, stood within less than half a century of the period when the man like Elizabeth had been the not altogether unsuitable representative of the sex.
quote
Hawthorne is an anti—
puritan
“let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart.”
Represents changing sympathy for Hester by the young woman
town beadle =
jailor
all the other women want Hester to
die
Hester has to wear a ____ until she dies
red A on clothing
can Hester leave boston? does she?
yes, no
how does Hester cover the letter
uses the baby
“it seemed to be her first impulse to clasp the infant closely to her bosom; not so much by an impulse of motherly affection, as that she might thereby conceal a certain toke, which was wrought or fastened into her dress.
using the baby to cover the letter
what does Hawthorne want us to do
condemn the Puritans
what does red represent
lust, hate, anger
what is the hidden sin
father
who is “The young woman was tall, with a figure of perfect elegance, on a large scale. She had dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam, and a face which, besides being beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion, had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes.”
Hester Prynne
who is the father
Arthur Dimmesdale
Dimmes represents
weakness
what is the daughter’s name
Pearl
Roger Chillingworth has a ____ imagery
cold
because of chilling
pearl represents
purity
why can’t hester be put into stocks
the baby
what are spectral images
ghosts
Oh, peace, neighbours—peace!’ whispered their youngest companion; ‘do not let her hear you! Not a stitch in that embroidered letter but she has felt it in her heart. ‘
quote
young woman arguing for the well being of hester
what is a Papist
a catholic
what is the divine maturity
virgin mary holding baby jesus
example of situational irony in chapter 2
the father shows up- who has been gone for years
iniquity =
sin
who was the learned man
arthur dimmesdale
how long did hester hold the baby for
3 hours standing still
what is the title of chapter 3
The Recognition
in the hot midday’s sun represents what
God’s approval
Governor Bellingham represents the
puritan magistrates in Boston
Reverent John Wilson is the
reverend
Mistress Hibbins represents
governor’s sister - witchcraft
manner of shame is
having a kind spirit
unadulterated-
sunshine
why was the father not exposed by hester:
they could both be killed reputation Might not believe her Might consider her as a witch make her look worse she still loves him
who is Hester’s husband
Chillingworth
