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Sex With Hester
705 wordsThe Scarlet Letter: Are the Puritans really like that? Nathaniel Hawthorne accurately portrayed the colonial Puritans of Boston in his book, The Scarlet Letter, and what their actions and reactions would have been to Hester Prynne committing adultery, and the events thereafter, which also conform to what we know about the Puritans and how they were fastidiously against sex in any form. Not hardly. In The Scarlet Letter, we see Hester Prynne, who is put on trial for committing adultery (from whic...
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Relationship Between Dimmesdale And Chillingsworth
968 wordsIn the two works of literature The Scarlet Letter and No Exit, the relationships between the main characters can be used to question morality, and understand justice. The relationships in both works follow the same principals and trends, despite the time periods they were written in. In the play No Exit, by Jean Sartre, the author attempts to describe his vision of what Hell is, a subject that many have pondered, but none really know. Sartre was under the impression that Hell had nothing to do w...
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Whole Character Of Reverend Dimmesdale
1,664 wordsReverend Arthur Dimmesdale, a main character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, proves to be a sinner against man, against God and most importantly against himself because he has committed adultery with Hester Prynne, resulting in an illegitimate child, Pearl. His sinning against himself, for which he ultimately paid the price of death, proved to be more harmful and more destructive than this sin of the flesh, and his sin against God. Socrates said, "Know thyself", and Shakespear...
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Chillingworth Turns Inhuman Torturing Dimmesdale
1,601 wordsIf a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, did it make a sound This saying brings me to my thesis of "Guilt Without Confession leads to Great Consequences in The Scarlet Letter". If a character does something wrong but no one knows, that character can both gain and lose from what they have done. This happens multiple times in The S caret Letter. Characters commit evil deeds, some are caught, some are not. For those that aren't caught, they have a decision to make. To turn thems...
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Plans Of Hester And Dimmesdale
1,313 wordsAlthough Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is primarily the story of an adulteress atoning for her sin and conquering the insignia which brings torment to her spirit, the quest of the partner in her sin, Arthur Dimmesdale, is no less important and even more painful. His quest, simply phrased, is to glorify God through his priesthood and expiate his sin of adultery - to save his soul - while protecting his reputation. To do so, he tries to continue day by day to do the work of the Lord whi...
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Symbol Of Hester's And Dimmesdale's Sin
1,460 wordsHawthorne's Use of Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne masterfully weaves many themes and character development to format the plot of this novel. The themes of The Scarlet Letter are carried out through symbolism and the four main characters: Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, and Pearl. In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne hoped to show that although Hester and Dimmesdale sinned, they achieved the wisdom of self knowledge and inner growth t...
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Arthur Dimmesdale And Ethan Frome
2,122 wordsArthur Dimmesdale of Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter and Ethan Frome, the main character of Wharton's classic Ethan Frome, though separated by over a century of time, find themselves in remarkably similar situations-a bleak existence, punctuated only be intermittent glimpses into a life that might have been. However, a difference in character leads each to ultimately confront their respective situation in opposing ways. Ironically, the one seeking a new, clean life is met by death and the one seeking...
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Arthur's Flaw
756 wordsThe Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne In Nathaniel Hawthorne's tale of The Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale, a main character, is confronted with a number of circumstances, both in and out of his control, that lead to his ultimate demise. Arthur Dimmesdale, a minister, lives his life for the townspeople of Boston and, as a result, becomes a slave to the public opinion. His sin against Hester and Pearl is that he will not acknowledge them as his lover and daughter in the daylight. He keeps his ...
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Hester And Dimmesdale Of Their Sins
5,652 wordsGuilt as Reparation for Sin in The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter is a novel about a Puritan woman who has committed adultery and must pay for her sin by wearing a scarlet 'A'; on her bosom. The woman, Hester Prynne, must struggle through everyday life with the guilt of her sin. The novel is also about the suffering that is endured by not admitting to one's wrongs. Reverend Mister Dimmesdale learns that secrecy only makes the guilt increase. Nathaniel Hawthorne is trying to display how guilt ...
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Mr Dimmesdale And Little Pearl
659 wordsJournal, You should have seen Hester's face when she recognized me, I could see the fright in her eyes. She must have thought I would confess my real identity to these good Puritan citizens, but no, I shall not bring shame to myself, I would rather her hold the self-afflicted burden she carries upon her breast as she has been forced to do so. My only grief is that this 'A', which is the symbol of her sins, is almost as beautiful as she. When I see the magnificence of this scarlet figure, I feel ...
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Dimmesdale And Chillingworth
427 wordsThe Scarlet Letter In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne three main characters are taught that they are forced to live with the mistakes they have made. 'One must be response for his / her own actions and be willing to accept the consequences of those actions. ' ; Hester, Dimmesdale and Chillingworth must all face these 'consequences. ' ; If you do something in life and you know its wrong that means yu are willing to accept the consequences. Hester knows she has done something w...
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The Feminist Scarlet Letter
1,880 wordsThe Scarlet Letter can easily be seen as an early feminist piece of work. Nathaniel Hawthorne created a story that exemplifies Hester as a strong female character living with her choices, whether they were good or bad, and also as the protagonist. He also presents the daughter of Hester, Pearl, as an intelligent female, especially for her age. He goes on to prove man as imperfect through both the characters of Dimmesdale and of Chillingworth. With the situation that all the characters face, Hawt...
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Tragedy The Scarlet Letter
715 wordsTragedy, many people have defined it so many different ways. So, what is a tragedy? Arthur Miller has defined a tragedy by specifying certain characteristics that must be included in the story; there must be living and breathing characters, it must bring knowledge or enlightenment, there must be an internal conflict, and there must be a struggle for happiness. This definition does a really good job of defining what a tragedy is, but I think that there is more to it. I believe for a story to beco...
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Hesters Main Form Of Alienation
911 wordsAlienation Among Many Through out Nathaniel Hawt hones The Scarlet Letter, the main characters suffer psychological damage as a result of different forms of alienation. The character traits they posses make them more susceptible to certain types of alienation. Since Dimmesdale cannot reveal his secret to anyone, he can not share his pain. All the pent up guilt he has stored with in eats away at him, slowly deteriorating his body and soul. Dimmesdales masochistic and pious attributes greatly cont...
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Way Hester And Dimmesdale
3,358 wordsThe Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne's background influenced him to write the bold novel The Scarlet Letter. One important influence on the story is money. Hawthorne had never made much money as an author and the birth of his first daughter added to the financial burden ('Biographical Note' VII). He received a job at the Salem Custom House only to lose it three years later and be forced to write again to support his family (IX). Consequently, The Scarlet Letter was publi...
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Hester Prynne And Author Dimmesdale
685 wordsThe Scarlet Letter is a story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The story's setting is in the 1850's during the puritan times in Boston, Massachusetts. Roger Chillingworth was one of the main characters along with Hester Prynne and Author Dimmesdale. Roger Chillingworth was a small, thin, and was slightly deformed in appearance with one shoulder being higher than the other. He was described on page fifty-six by Hester Prynne as being "remarkable intelligence in his features, as of a person who had...
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Father Of Hester's Child
844 wordsIs The Scarlet Letter Relevant to Modern Teenage Pregnancies: YES believe The Scarlet Letter is relevant to teenage parents because many events and emotions expressed in Hawthorne's story parallel those in modern times. Today with the increased number of teenage pregnancies comes a greater willingness to accept children born out of wedlock as a fact of life. But with these feelings there still resonates the morality of past generations. The first parallel between the reality and the fiction is t...
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Plot In Times Of Confession And Truth
530 wordsUtilized as the classic metaphor, light and dark represents good and evil. However, in his book, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne's usage of light and dark as a metaphor is an aberration from the classic. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne uses sunlight and darkness in recurring events. He plays with his words carefully, adding underlying symbolism in order to make the unfolding of the plot more complex and intricate. Sunlight exemplifies passion or love, and also presents truth and confessi...
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Hester's Actions
1,040 words= / 8 Lynn Johnson English Composition I Critical Analysis October 26, 1995 Hawthorne's Heroine Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, had a controversial plot when it was published in 1850. The same controversy exists today even though there is a decline in moral behavior. The main character, Hester Prynne, and her scarlet "A" have been a symbol of adultery for over one hundred years. It is hard to determine whether Hester is to be considered a predator or the prey throughout this nove...
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Hester Prynne And Evil By Roger Chillingworth
613 wordsFrank Lee 8/17/00 Essay- Scarlet Letter In modern times battles are fought everyday, but in the end, it is only the outcome of the wars that count. Sometimes the good guys win and sometimes the bad guys win, but in literature, it is different. "In literature, Evil wins the battles, but Good wins the wars". says Henry Gaedon. This is particularly evident in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter where Good is portrayed by Hester Prynne and Evil by Roger Chillingworth. Hester's painful losses in...
