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Revenge as Demonstrated in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel “The Scarlet Letter” (917 words, 2 pages)

Revenge is the act of retaliating in order to get even with someone for the wrongs they have done. In the novel "The Scarlet Letter," the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, uses Roger Chillingworth to reap revenge on Arthur Dimmesdale for his affair with his wife, Hester Prynne. Chillingworth becomes so devoted ... Read More

An Analysis of Civil Rights During the Puritanic Age in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (650 words, 1 pages)

Response To The Scarlet LetterResponse to The Scarlet LetterConfess thy truth and thou shall have eternal rest. I belive that is the moral to be taught in this novel of inspirational love, yet a novel of much sorrow. The impossible became possible in The Scarlet Letter, a story set back ... Read More

Puritanism Belief in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (976 words, 3 pages)

Puritanism In The Scarlet LetterThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne expresses the aspects of relationships,religion, community, discipline and punishment in the puritan community of 17th centuryBoston. Relationships between men and women were very constrained and that is whatmade adultery such a bad sin in the eyes of everyone in the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Pearl as the Symbol in The Scarlet Letter Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (279 words, 1 pages)

Pearl As A Symbol In The Scarlet LetterPearl as a Powerful SymbolPearls have always held a great price to mankind, but no pearl had ever been earned at as high a cost to a person as Nathaniel Hawthorne's powerful heroine Hester Prynne. Her daughter Pearl, born into a Puritan prison ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of One Flew Over the Cuckoos’ Nest and a Comparison to the Scarlet Letter (644 words, 2 pages)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Scarlet Letter To Live With Fear To live with fear and not be overcome by it is the final test ofmaturity. This test has been "taken" by various literary characters. ChiefBromden in Ken Kesey's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest and Reverend ... Read More

The Theme of the Salem Witch Trials in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible (625 words, 1 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Arthur Miller's The Crucible are both distinctly different narratives of the Salem Witch trials. The Scarlet Letter is a novel and The Crucible is a play. While The Scarlet Letter deals mainly with the sin of adultery, The Crucible mainly deals with witchcraft. Both ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Revenge in the Novel the Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne (917 words, 2 pages)

In the novel the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne a major theme that is addressed is revenge. The main conflict is between the characters Reverend Dimmsedale and Roger Chillingsworth. The problem that surrounds them is that Dimmsedale have a sexual relationship with Hester Prynne resulting in a baby girl, what ... Read More

How the Scars to the Heart Makes One Feel (320 words, 1 pages)

How Would You Feel?HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?A wound becomes a scar that goes away or stays forever of course, this depends on how deep the wound is. Scars that are permanent are usually unpleasant to see and cause embarrassment. Though scars usually occur on the skin they can also make ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Hester Prynne in the Novel “The Scarlet Letter” By Nathaniel Hawthorne (460 words, 2 pages)

Hester PrynneThe character of Hester Prynne changed significantly throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne, through the eyes of the Puritans, is an extreme sinner she has gone against the Puritan ways, committing adultery. For this irrevocably harsh sin, she must wear a symbol of shame ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbolism in “The Scarlet Letter” (594 words, 2 pages)

Hester PrynnI can remember about six years ago when I realized that my parents were going tobe divorced. I never understood why something so horrible was happening to me. Iresented my parents for putting me through so much pain. I later realized my parentswere ending their marriage because my father ... Read More

The Effects of Sin as Described in The Scarlet Letter (356 words, 1 pages)

Effects Of Sin In The Scarlet LetterIn Adams fall, we sinned all. This old Sunday-school saying applies well to Nathaniel Hawthorne's characters in The Scarlet Letter. The main characters, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, as well as the townspeople, all sinned. The story is a study of the effects ... Read More

Analysis of Major Characters in The Scarlet Letter (717 words, 1 pages)

Dimmesdale vs. ChillingworthNear the end of the novel, Arthur Dimmesdale tells the following to his fellow adulteress Hester concerning Roger Chillingworth We are not, Hester, the worst sinners in the world. Thereis one worse than even the polluted priest! That old man's revenge has been blacker than my sin. He ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter (1115 words, 3 pages)

Dimmesdale is a self-confessed coward and hypocrite. He knows what he has to do tostill the voice of his conscience and make his peace with God. throughout the entire storyhis confession remains an obstacle. While Hester is a relatively constant character,Dimmesdale is incredibly dynamic. From his fall with Hester, he ... Read More

Dimmesdale as a Symbolic Character of Puritan Society in The Scarlet Letter by N. Hawthorne (852 words, 3 pages)

Dimmesdale and Puritan SocietyDimmesdaleand Puritan SocietyIn The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorneutilizes imagery to convey that Dimmesdale can represent Puritan Societyrather than the round character that can be seen on the surface level.This is seen through the imagery and symbolism of hypocrisy, Dimmesdaleas a Christ figure, and the scarlet letter.First of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Cowardice of Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (928 words, 3 pages)

Cowardice of Dimmesdale in The Scarlet LetterAnnonymousTime and Fate in Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet, said to be one of the most famous love storiesof all times, is a play anchored on time and fate. Some actions arebelieved to occur by chance or by destiny. The timing of each actioninfluences ... Read More

Comparing and Contrasting Sir Percy and Chauvelin from the Scarlet Pimpernel (725 words, 1 pages)

Compare and Contrast Sir Percy vs. Chauvelin from the Scarlet Pimpernel Many objects and people these days have the ability to be compared and contrasted. For example, you could compare and contrast a dog and a cat. A dog is most commonly a house pet, like the cat. But a ... Read More

The Characterization in The Scarlet Letter (1077 words, 4 pages)

Characterization in The Scarlet LetterCharacterizationin The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem,Massachusetts in 1804. After his graduation from Bowdoin College in Maine,he quickly became a well-known author of literary tales concerning earlyAmerican life. Between 1825 and 1850, he developed his talent by writingshort fiction, and he gained international fame ... Read More

A Chapter Summary of The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2309 words, 5 pages)

Chapter 1The Prison DoorSummary This chapter is about the town and the prison that lay upon the soil. The black flower represents the prison. It also talks about the criminal and how nature takes pity on him. A woman named Anne Hutchson is put into Jail, I think.1. This is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Change in the Perception of Hester’s Letter A throughout Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (274 words, 1 pages)

Changing Views Of The Letter AThe perception of Hester's A has changed throughout the novel. In the beginning, the scarlet letteron her chest was a symbol of her sin. It was intended to be part of her punishment by providing herwith humiliation, much like on the scaffolding scene. In about ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (323 words, 1 pages)

Arthur DimmesdaleDimmesdaleIn Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale unquestionably suffers more than Hester Prynne, his accomplice in the affair that took place years ago. He is tortured by Roger Chillingworth, Hester's husband, who arrives in Boston and begins to 'assist' Dimmesdale with his illness. He is also tormented ... Read More

A Review of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2251 words, 3 pages)

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne Between Hawthorne's earlier and his later productions there is no solution of literary continuity, but only increased growth and grasp. Rappaccini's Daughter, Young Goodman Brown, Peter Goldthwaite's Treasure, and The Artist of the Beautiful, on the one side, are ... Read More

The Puritan Hypocrisy and Fundamentalist Society in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1021 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter and the Fundamentalist System of the TimeThe Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a American Literature classic. The story of Hester Prynne's adulterous affair with Mr. Dimmesdale, and the twisted tale that follows, however entertaining and is the bulk of written work, is not the main ... Read More

The Realty Versus Perception in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (778 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Reality vs PerceptionNathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, a dark tale of sin and redemption, centers around the small Puritan community of Boston during the seventeenth century. In the middle of the town market place is a " . . .weather darkened scaffold. . . (234)" where sinners ... Read More

The Sinners in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1608 words, 3 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Consequences and Remedies of DinThe Scarlet Letter shows many types of sin. Some is only sin in the Puritan eye, some is internally blamed sin and some is sin only defined back in the time period of pre-Romanticism. Three main characters Hester Prynne, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and ... Read More

A Review of the 17th Century Life in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (976 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter 17th century LifeThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne expresses the aspects of relationships, religion, community, discipline and punishment in the puritan community of 17th century Boston. Relationships between men and women were very constrained and that is what made adultery such a bad sin in the eyes ... Read More

The Flamboyant Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (682 words, 1 pages)

The Flamboyant Hester Prynne in The Scarlet LetterHester Prynne is a very well recognized character in The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. She is a character about whom much gas been written such as, Toward Hester Prynn, by David Reynolds, and The Scarlet A, Aboriginal and Awesome, by Kristin Herzog. ... Read More

The Effects and Dangers of Contracting the Scarlet Fever (393 words, 1 pages)

The Effects and Dangers of Contracting Scarlet Fever The Effects and Dangers of Contracting Scarlet FeverScarlet Fever is a contagious disease caused by the same bacteria that causes strep throat. This bacteria is called group A beta-hemolytic streptococcacus (Balentine and Kessler 1). This bacteria usually starts in the tonsils or ... Read More

An Analysis of Puritan Values in Dimmesdale, a Character in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (789 words, 2 pages)

Puritan Values in Dimmesdale from "Scarlet Letter"Puritan Values in Dimmesdale from "Scarlet Letter"In the book The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the story of the adultery of Hester Prynne. In developing his story, he uses many images to give his characters depth and to help explain the plot. Many of ... Read More

A Comparison of Hester Prynne in David Reynold’s Toward Hester Prynn and The Scarlet A, Aboriginal and Awesome by Kristin Herzog (674 words, 1 pages)

Hester Prynne is a very well recognized character in The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. She is a character about whom much gas been written such as, Toward Hester Prynn, by David Reynolds, and The Scarlet A, Aboriginal and Awesome, by Kristin Herzog. Reynold's essay dealt with Hester as a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Hester Pyrnne in The Scarlet Letter Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (531 words, 1 pages)

Hester Pyrnne in The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne's character Hester Pyrnne in "The Scarlet Letter"In the novel The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne undergoes both physical and emotional revelations. Hester is directly affected by the consequences of breaking moral and social codes of behavior. The novel is a ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013