Indeed, "had little Pearl never come to her from the spiritual world. Rather than living in passion and feeling, Hester spends most of her time devoted to thought. But she "might at any moment become a woman again, if there were only the magic touch to effect the transfiguration." Her "rich and luxuriant" hair either has been cut off or remains hidden under a cap. Rather than having her youthful good looks, she now seems more like a shell of a human being. Hester's appearance has also changed over the years, but for the worse. Her devotion to serving the sick and needy has given her access into almost every home, and people now interpret the A as meaning "Able" rather than "Adultery." The narrator goes so far as to state that "the scarlet letter had the effect of the cross on a nun's bosom." The Sexton finds Dimmesdale's black glove on the scaffold but tells him that the devil placed the glove there as a trick against the Minister.Hester's reputation has changed over the seven years since she had Pearl. The Minister has a true experience in having sinned and the pain it costs to hold on to that sin. The sermon that Dimmesdale gives to his congregation the next day is the most powerful that he has ever delivered. How does his experience on the scaffold affect Dimmesdale's sermon the next day? How does the Sexton interpret his discovery of Dimmesdale's black glove on the scaffold? The reaction that Chillingworth has at seeing Dimmesdale on the scaffold is satisfaction, finally he believes he has proof that the Reverend has admitted his guilt.ĥ2. What is Chillingworth's reaction to finding Dimmesdale on the scaffold? Dimmesdale thinks that the A is their because of Chillingworth found out his secret of Hester and himself, but the sexton told him that the A in the sky was for angle because it shows that the governor is now an angle in the sky with God.ĥ1. When Chillingworth sees Hester and Dimmesdale up on the scaffolding together Dimmesdale sees a letter A in the sky. What "sign" appears in the sky? How is it described? What two interpretations are offered by which characters? This shows that Dimmesdale is a coward and that he does not want people to know his true identity or what he did.ĥ0. Pearl asks Dimmesdale to stand with her on the Scaffolding come noontide tomorrow, Dimmesdale says that he cannot do it tomorrow but come judgment day he will stand with Hester and Pearl at that time. What question does Pearl ask Dimmesdale? What is his answer? Why is this interaction significant? Reverend Wilson misses seeing Dimmesdale because he is walking home deep in thought and the sky has not yet brightened with the scarlet letter shining in the clouds.Ĥ9. The first Governor of the Colony is dying and Reverend Wilson was sitting by his bedside comforting the dying man.Hester was there to measure the Governor for his burial clothes since she is an excellent seamstress. The reason that Reverend Wilson, Hester and Pearl are walking home late the night that Dimmesdale is on the scaffold is that they have been to see Governor Winthrop. Wilson and, later, Hester and Pearl out at night? Why does Rev. The two coming to the window both are drwn to the sound but for two different reasons.Ĥ8. He is the one who enforces the order in the community, keeping the people pure and safe from evil and sin. Mistress Hibbins is an actual witch who works for the Governor. These two characters are significant in running to the window because of the contrast between the two. The two people who come to the window when Dimmesdale shrieks are Governor Bellingham and Mistress Hibbins. He believes that if he makes a silent vigil where Hester was publicly held some of his sins may be relieved.Ĥ7.Which two people come to their window when Dimmesdale shrieks? What symbolism might be involved in the author's choice of these two characters? Dimmesdale decides to stand on the scaffolding as a symbol of the guilt he is holding. Why does Dimmesdale go to stand on the scaffolding?
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