Scarlet letter 1-3
"Although by seemingly careless arrangement of his hetero garb"
Narrator
"It may serve let us hope to symbolize some sweet moral blossom"
Narrator
What were the first two things the puritans built upon arriving to the new colony?
Prison and a cemetery
An arrangement protest complaint rejection
Remonstrance
Describe Reverend Dimmesdale
Respected young clergymen eloquent and full of fervor greatly revered by his congregation
Why were the women upset when they saw Hester's embroidered letter?
They were upset she could wear something so pretty
"She will not speak wondrously strength generosity of a woman's Heart"
Author dimmesdale
Minor church official who ushers ordered during service
Beadle
Insulting display of contempt in word or action
Contumely
What do the magistrates want Hester to tell them? What does she do
They want to know who the father is and she does not answer
What is Hester's crime?
Had an affair
What gesture does the stranger make to Hester when he realizes that she recognizes him
He puts his finger to his lips and says be quiet
What does Dimmesdale do and say after Hester firmly states that she won't reveal the name of her lover
He puts his hand on his heart
what is hester pryne's relationship with arthur dimmesdale
He's her pastor
" I will not speak of my child must seek his heavenly father she will never have an earthly one"
Hester
What does Hester notice immediately about the strange man being accompanied by an Indian?
His uneven shoulders like her husband's
not conductive
Inauspicious
Describe how the women in new English are different from the women before them
Less refined,
A persons general appearance
Mien
"Speak to the woman my brother it is of moment to her soul"
Mr Wilson
Faces or outward appearance
Physiognomy
Wooden frame work with holes for securing the head in the hands
Pillory
"I am a stranger"
Roger chillingworth
Wisdom profound knowledge of the world
Sagacity
What is on Hester's mind as she serves out the first part of her punishment?
She has a flashback to her childhood and thinks of her husband and her child
What does the narrator say he hopes the rose bush will symbolize?
Sweet moral blossom
What does the townsman tell the stranger about Hesters crime? What do we learn about Hesters husband?
That she is the wife of an English man that left for two years in Boston, She committed adultery and refuses to reveal her fellow sinner. He left her for two years
What does the stranger tell one of the towns people about him
The stranger tells the man he has met many hardships and was captured by Indians
Why are the townspeople gathered?
To watch Hester Prynne be punished publicly
To compete struggle for domination or control
Vie
"Ah but let her cover the mark as she will the pain of it will always be in her heart"
Woman in the crowd
public shame, disgrace, or dishonor
ignominy
What is the scaffold? What is it used for?
its a raised platform; for public shaming or announcements
what does hawthorn describe in detail in this first chapter?
the prison door and the rosebush
