| Name 3 crimes and the punishments that the Puritans might witness. | Whooping post, blaspheme, and hanging |
| What is the relationship between the religion and law in Puritan New England? | They are pretty much the same. |
| Describe the puritan women? | manly and large |
| what punishment would the puritan women have given Hester Prynne if it were left to them? | Scalded with a hot iron on her forehead to mark her as a “hussy” a immoral woman |
| Describe the appearance of Hester Prynne. | Beautiful; tall; long black hair; and black eyes, pg. 50 |
| What is Hester’s sin? Punishment? | Adultery, to wear an embroidered letter “A” to mark her with a badge of shame. |
| What is astonishing about the “A” on her bodice? | Beautiful elaborately embroidered with gold thread |
| Why is Hester taken to the scaffold in the market-place? | to publicly put her to shame in front of the town’s people |
| What things does Hester think about while she is on the scaffold? | childhood, parents, man deformed shoulder, and her new life |
| How old is her baby? | 3 months old |
The Scarlet Letter chapter 2
April 17, 2020