The Scarlet Letter FlashCards

Read this excerpt from chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter.Certain it is, that, some fifteen or twenty years after the settlement of the town, the wooden jail was already marked with weather-stains and other indications of age, which gave a…

what is the connotation of leech? negative in what capacity does Roger associate himself with Dimmesdale? Dimmesdale is his spiritual guide and he is his doctor For what two reason does Dimmesdale’s health seem to be failing? fasts and vigils;…

What colony is the setting for the novel? Boston Where in the colony does the opening chapter take place? Prison door For what 2 “practical necessities” did the new colony set aside land? Prison and cemetary Who is Anne Hutchinson?…

Allusion “they marked out the first burial-ground, on Isaac Johnson’s lot, and round about his grave,” (45) Alliteration “fragrance and fragile beauty” (46) Metonymy “we could hardly do otherwise than pluck one of its flowers, and present it to the…

What colony is the setting for the novel? Boston Where in the colony does the opening chapter take place? Prison door For what 2 “practical necessities” did the new colony set aside land? Prison and cemetary Who is Anne Hutchinson?…

Chapter 1: “The Prison Door” -Setting established: 1600s Puritan settlement of Boston-There is a wild rose bush outside the prison door-Hawthorne hints at the ending of the novel (sad ending) Chapter 2: “The Market Place” -Fat, unrefined, loud-mouthed ladies in…

Daniel (book of Daniel–Old Testament of Bible) (book of Daniel–Old Testament of Bible) In the bible Daniel is interpreter of dreams (also known for surviving Lions’ Den). In Scarlet Letter, needed to interpret/reveal identity of Hester’s fellow sinner. (CHAPTER 3)…

Why is life more difficult outside of the prison for Hester? The children in the village look at her as the embodiment of sin (they torment her with shrill cries), she has no friends because they would be classified as…

What colony is the setting for the novel? Boston Where in the colony does the opening chapter take place? prison door For what 2 “practical necessities” did the new colony set aside land? cemetary and prison Who is Anne Hutchinson?…

Which century was The Scarlet Letter written? 19th Points in Puritain theology predestination, providence, original sin Chillingworth’s most serious sin is that he revenge Dimmesdale’s most serious sin preaching to congregation about sin when he is a sinner-hypocrisy Community’s most…