The Scarlet Letter - Themes - Concealment

Question 1

devotion to the “——– analysis of a —— full of ———”

Answer 1

constant / heart / torture

- vengeance has consumed Chillingworth and transformed him through this obsession

Question 2

succeeded by an ——-, ———-, almost ——–, yet carefully ———- look.

Answer 2

eager / searching / fierce / guarded

• Chillingworth’s false identity has physically changed him and transformed him into a devil.
• cannot survive without it

Question 3

hollow ——- of his [Dimmesdale] good —–

Answer 3

mockery / name

Question 4

Happy are you, Hester, that “wear the ———- ——– openly upon —– ——-! Mine —– in ———. // it is all ———-! -all e———-! - all d—–!

Answer 4

scarlet letter / your bosom / burns / secret // falsehood / emptiness / death

• Dimmesdale’s suffering is a direct result of his inability to disclose his sin