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The Use of Setting to Develop a Portrait of Society in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (958 words, 2 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne chose the market place and the forest as settings used to symbolically develop his portrait of society and the characters in The Scarlet Letter. In this novel a story unfolds of three people who are torn apart by sin, revenge, and guilt. The market place reveals to the ... Read More

An Analysis of Arthur Dimmesdale’s Battle for His Soul in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (404 words, 1 pages)

Arthur Dimmesdales soul was jeopardized by Roger Chillingworths intentions, which were to ruin him, but his only messiah, is Pearl. Dimmesdale must embrace Pearl as his daughter and publicly confess to be free from his self-inflicted torture. Arthur Dimmesdales soul was placed in jeopardy since we first saw him. He ... Read More

The Conflict between the Forces of Good and Evil in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1276 words, 2 pages)

The Black Man of the Forest A Literary Analysis Essay Of The Scarlet LetterIn almost every story there are forces of good and evil that are in conflict. The most dangerous of these evils are those that are not obvious. In Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, the Black Man of the ... Read More

A Description of the Characters of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (885 words, 2 pages)

Hester Prynne was a beautiful, young, tall woman with shiny dark hair, piercing black eyes, and a beautiful complexion. She was living in Amsterdam with her husband, Roger Chillingworth, until he sent her to America alone while he cleared up business matters. In America, Hester had a love affair with ... Read More

An Analysis of Roger Chillingworth’s Revenge in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (433 words, 1 pages)

Roger Chillinworth was once a good puritan who lived a good puritan life and he was married to Hester Prynne. Then he went to travel. When he came, instead of getting a good and warm welcome from his beloved wife he saw her standing on the town scaffold with a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Influence of Churches on Their Communities in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter and Arthur Miller’s Play The Crucible (446 words, 1 pages)

Two hundred years ago, the church was the center of life in many New England towns. The church provided not only religions guidance but, was a place for social gathering and a chance for neighbors to keep in touch. This is shown in depth in Boston, by Nathaniel Hawthornes, The ... Read More

Literary Analaysis of the Novel the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (491 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel about a woman named Hester Prynne. In the novel Hester has committed adultery. The novel tells about her struggles and how she deals with them. The novel shows symbolism as well with the letter A. The significance of the letter changes ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbols of the Puritan Town, the Forest and Weather in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (878 words, 2 pages)

Often in a literary work, the author strives to use literary devices in order to convey certain points to a reader on a different level. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses several literary devices to give his novel The Scarlet Letter depth. One of these devices is symbolism. Hawthorne utilizes symbolism to convey ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Scarlet Letter (1373 words, 2 pages)

One of the main themes in The Scarlet Letter is that of the secret. The plot of the book is centered around Hester Prynnes secret sin of adultery. Nathaniel Hawthorne draws striking parallelism between secrets held and the physical and mental states of those who hold them. The Scarlet Letter ... Read More

A Study of Dimmesdale’s Death in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (695 words, 1 pages)

ATROPINE POISONING WAS IT THE CAUSE OF DIMMESDALES DEATH?In an article in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Jemshed A. Khan claims that Roger Chillingworth poisoned Arthur Dimmesdale with the drug atropine in Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter. Certainly, Chillingworth was a man of skill in all Christian modes of ... Read More

The Life in a Puritan Society Portrayed in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1287 words, 2 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, life centers around a rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to indulge his or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how he or she truly feels, otherwise the emotion builds up until they become volatile. ... Read More

An Analysis of Pearl’s Suffering in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (848 words, 1 pages)

In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, many of the characters suffer from the tolls of sin, but none as horribly as Hester's daughter Pearl. She alone suffers from sin that is not her own, but rather that of her mother. From the day she is conceived, Pearl is portrayed ... Read More

The Sin of Adultery in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1760 words, 2 pages)

Everyone commits sins, but in the Puritan times, one was looked at as somewhat of a lower class if they committed the sin of adultery. Times have changed, and now the sin of adultery is more common and not as big of a deal, although it probably should be. Two ... Read More

An Analysis of the Contrast between the Puritan Society and Life in the Wilderness in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (1060 words, 2 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne lives in seclusion with her daughter Pearl. Hester has been shunned from Puritan society and now lives in the shelter of the wilderness. The clear contrast between Puritan society and life in the wilderness intensify the all too similar fight between light ... Read More

An Analysis of Arthur Dimmesdale’s Quest in The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1291 words, 2 pages)

Although Nathaniel Hawthornes 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 ... Read More

An Analysis of the Tragedy of Arthur Dimmesdale in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (1301 words, 2 pages)

Arthur Tragic Hero or Merely Tragic?In Nathaniel Hawthorne's torrid 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. While it can be argued that Arthur is a tragic hero, ... Read More

The Pain of an Adulterous Relationship in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (763 words, 1 pages)

Adulterous relationships always end in pain. Examples of such pain are present throughout the intricate web of time. From Shakespeares star-crossed lovers, to the media buffet of Bill Clinton, adultery leaves pain. Hester embodies this pain. Not in pity but in cause. She embodies pain. Pain of loss, suffering. The ... Read More

The Main Symbol Teaching a Character an Important Moral in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (578 words, 1 pages)

Most novels usually have a main symbol, which teaches a character, or the reader, a very important lesson or moral. This is true in Nathaniel Hawthornes classic The Scarlet Letter, where Hester Prynnes daughter Pearl serves as the most extensive living symbol in the entire novel. She is much more ... Read More

A Criticism of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (632 words, 1 pages)

In his criticism of The Scarlet Letter, Harry Levin discusses the severity of the sins that are committed by Hester Prynne, Reverend Dimmesdale, and Roger Chilingworth. Although all three main characters have sinned in the novel, the ruthlessness of their sins is easily identifiable.Harry Levin takes it upon himself to ... Read More

The Significance of Hester Prynne in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (537 words, 2 pages)

As citizens of the United States and members of the most open society in the world it is difficult for us to picture a world where the phrases womans rights, equal opportunity, and religious freedom have little meaning. When the surface of American history is scratched, not necessarily deeply a ... Read More

The Themes of Colors in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (352 words, 1 pages)

Essay The Scarlet Letter-ColorsThroughout the novel, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates the themes with various dramatic colors. Of the array are the colors green and gold, where green symbolizes different aspects of nature such as tranquility, security, and gloominess, whereas gold represents all that pertains to luxuriance, serenity and ... Read More

The Puritan Society in the Scarlet Letter and the Crucible (1311 words, 2 pages)

When the topic of a Puritanical society is brought up, most people think of a strict and conservative society. While this may have usually been the case, this was not always so. The Puritan society was also known not to act out of brotherly love, but to cruelly lash out ... Read More

An Analysis of Major Characters in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (797 words, 2 pages)

The major characters go through many changes due to all of the events that have taken place, but the torture they have to live and die with is all within themselves. Hester Prynn has always been strong, but being isolated from society and raising a child who constantly punishes her ... Read More

The Definition of Evil in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (644 words, 1 pages)

The society in which we live in today has evolved a great deal since the seventeenth century. One of the most evident changes was the moralistic attitude towards sins, crimes, and the like. The definition of evil has metamorphasized since the era of Hester Prynne. Hester Prynne, the principle character ... Read More

An Analysis of the Three Main Characters in the Novel The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne (401 words, 1 pages)

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 hisher own actions and be willing to accept the consequences of those actions. Hester, Dimmesdale and Chillingworth must all ... Read More

Character Analysis of Roger Chillingworth in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (672 words, 2 pages)

Imagine a man having insecurities of his own, with a somewhat deformed andunpretentious appearance, finding that his spouse had betrayed him. For RogerChillingworth, it was a completely heart-breaking devastation. In The ScarletLetter, Chillingworth is the husband of Hester Prynne. When they married, heknew that she didnt love him, but still ... Read More

The Motif of the Scaffold in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1014 words, 2 pages)

Dictated and governed by a set of religious laws, Puritan society restricted those who lived within its limits to mundane, ordinary lives. The theocratic based community was forced to live under the harsh, and often strict, guidelines of the Puritan church. Any one sin could be punished severely, whether it ... Read More

The Faults That Directly Linked to Violating the Sanctity Of the Human Heart in The Scarlet Letter by Hester Prynne (1452 words, 2 pages)

In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne, the Reverend Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth, find themselves in the guise of isolation, guilt, and bitter evil these being their faults. The inner purpose of the story deals with the way in which these characters deal with their faults and how their faults are ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Rev Arthur Dimmesdale in the Story The Scarlet Letter (421 words, 1 pages)

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale is one of the major characters in the story The Scarlet Letter.In this story Arthur Dimmesdale plays the part of the towns reverend. He has a high position in society and is viewed as one of the good and polite kind of guy by the society. This ... Read More

The Depiction of Symbols in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (588 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter, written in the 1800s by Anti-Transcendentalist Nathaniel Hawthorne, tells the story of Hester Prynne. Young Hester lived in New England, about the same time witch trials were still conducted, and she is found guilty of carrying a baby whose father she refuses to confess. The punishment for ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013