| Hester Prynne: adulteress, has the letter ‘a’ on her clothing.Pearl: Daughter of Hester and ???Rev. Mr. Dimmesdale: young clergyman from a English UniversityRoger Chillingworth: practitioner who is determined to find out the man who paired with Hester and gave Hester the Scarlet Letter. | Identify Hester Prynne, Pearl, Rev. Mr. Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth |
| Hester wears a scarlet ‘A’ because she was caught in the sin of adultery. | What emblem did Hester have to wear? Why was she sentenced to wear it? |
| She refused to tell the officials and Mr. Dimmesdale who her ‘partner-in-crime’ was. | What info did Hester refuse to tell the officials and Mr. Dimmesdale? |
| Hester knows Roger Chillingworth because they were married. | What was the relationship between Hester and Roger Chillingworth? |
| Hester promises not to tell anyone who Roger Chillingworth is. (She won’t share his real name) | What did Hester promise to Roger Chillingworth? |
| 1850 | When did Nathaniel Hawthorne write the Scarlet Letter |
| 1642-1649 Boston | what is the setting |
| symbolizes conscience of Hester and Dimmsdale | pearl |
| Symbolizes sin of passion/ Symbolizes openly confessed sin | Hester |
| adultery-angel-able | Scarlet letter A |
| symbol of puritan authority | beadle |
| symbolizes revenge/sin of intellect | chillingworth |
| symbolizes secret hidden sin | Dimmsdale |
| An object that represents something other than itself/ usually something abstract | symbol |
The scarlet letter short answer study guide chapters 1-4
April 18, 2020