Chapters 1 and 2 1. The necessities that must be provided immediately by the founders of a new colony are a cemetery and a prison. 2. The rose bush outside the prison sprung up under the footsteps of the sainted Ann Hutchinson. 3. The town people have gathered to witness the punishment of Hester Prynne. 4. The scarlet letter on her bodice is meant as punishment for her sin. The letter A stands for adultery. 5. Every new colony is quick in building a cemetery and prison because they know that misbehavior
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Did you know that the Puritans believed that human nature was completely ludicrous and that following the ways of God could save their people from the devil? Well the Puritans lived a strict way of life‚ in which they followed the ways the bible teaches. However‚ The Puritans should not have the ability to humiliate and harshly punish those who have sinned. Puritans felt that when one had strayed away from doing God`s work‚ that they had to take action in harshly punishing and often humiliating the
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Jonathan Edwards and John Winthrop both wrote and preached sermons that had a great impact on the Puritans. These American early writers had very little in common; however‚ they both believed significantly in the straightforward values and ethics of Christianity. The alteration between the two men and these sermons most likely stemmed from the time frame the sermons were written. Winthrop wrote on the verge of a new religious and community experience. Edwards felt the ideals of the new world that
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ARTHUR DIMMESDALE’S HYPOCRISY AS A PURITAN CLERGYMAN IN NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE’S THE SCARLET LETTER (A Sociological Approach) THESIS Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Sarjana Sastra Degree in English Depatment Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts Sebelas Maret University By: NURIN ANITASARI C0305054 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LETTERS AND FINE ARTS SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY SURAKARTA 2010 ARTHUR DIMMESDALE’S HYPOCRISY AS A PURITAN CLERGYMAN IN NATHANIEL
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whipped for attempting uncleanness” (July 23‚ 1633). This means that poor hygiene is against the law because he was inferencing the term “dirty” associated with poverty. This could to him being removed from the community. It also states‚ from the text‚ “John Thorp and his wife… fined 40 shillings for conceiving a child before marriage” (April 1‚ 1633). This briefly explains how they might have to pay to the fine for breaking the laws of Plymouth colony. These laws also demonstrate how members from the
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The Scarlet Letter Study Guide Questions Chapter 1 “The Prison Door” 1. What colony is the setting for the novel? Boston Massachusetts 2. Where in the colony does the opening chapter take place? In the jail 3. For what 2 “practical necessities” did the new colony set aside land? A cemetery and a prison. 4. Who is Anne Hutchinson? How does Hawthorne feel about her? Anne Hutchinson was a religious but freewheeling woman who disagreed with Puritanical teachings‚ and as a result she was imprisoned
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In The Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne uses the lives of Hester‚ Dimmesdale‚ and Chillingworth to emphasize themes of hypocrisy and sin within the Puritan society by stressing the relevance of forgiveness‚ the negative outcome of abandoning righteousness‚ and the austere need for compassion in the Bostonian community . Through Hester‚ Dimmesdale‚ and Chillingworth’s habitation among the Puritans‚ Hawthorne reveals to readers the need for clemency through the demonstration of themes about hypocrisy. First
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The Scarlet Letter: from A to z. Journal # 1 Reading: The Marketplace‚ The Recognition‚ The Interview Journal Notes [see end of document for format criteria]: 1. Select distinguishing characteristics and remarks for Hester Prynne‚ Rev. Dimmesdale and the stranger/physician. 2. Track how the crowd treats Hester/her punishment 3. Note Hawthorne’s references to Puritan living and how they indicate bias towards their actions and beliefs. 4. Vocabulary (you
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The Scarlet Letter Name ___________ Study Guide Chapter 1 1. What is the setting for the novel? 1642‚ summer‚ Boston‚ prison 2. Describe Hester’s appearance? Wears letter A in fine red cloth with fancy designs in gold thread. Women are angry that letter and cloth are fancy (p. 7-8) Dark hair‚ black eyes‚ beautiful features‚ wild and free spirit. 3. Why are the people gathering around the door? To see Hester come out of the prison and receive her punishment.
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Character Analysis Essay: The Scarlet Letter “Grief does not change you‚ Hazel. It reveals you.” These are the words of John Green in The Fault in Our stars. This also applies somewhat to Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter. Grief does not change him but his reaction to grief changes throughout the book. Reverend Dimmesdale changes in the beginning‚ middle and end of the book. Rev Dimmesdale is religiously strict and is well trusted in the beginning of the book. Dimmesdale is very strict
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