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