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Why does Hester remain in the settlement after she is released from prison? |
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She feels attatched to this place because a major event in her life happened here |
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Reverend Dimmesdale believes that Hester (1-5)? |
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Should not have to confess her secret in front of the entire town and she has generosity in spirit. |
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Why isn't Hester's punishment as severe? |
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Her husband could be dead, she was tempted into her sin |
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What two places show a Utopia cannot exist? |
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How will Roger get his revenge? |
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He will ruin the soul of the father of Hester's baby |
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The puritan settlement is know as a... |
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Hester supports herself as a... |
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What is usually the adultery punishment? |
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The young women in the crowd believe the punishment is... |
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Does Roger believe her punishment is fair? |
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Who does Hester compare Roger to? |
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An old term for a doctor. A bloodsucking bug |
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Roger believes Dimmesdale will die because...(6-11) |
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Good men know they are going to heaven when they die. Young men often say they are content to die |
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Why doesn't Pearl have friends? |
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The children shun her. She has not learned how to be a friend. She is an outcast. |
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What changes about Roger(6-11)? |
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His deformity becomes more defined. He is becoming uglier. |
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What has changed about Dimmesdale (6-11)? |
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He is frail, nervous, and sick |
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Why does Roger say black weeds grow over some graves (6-11)? |
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The people burried under them had hidden sings when they died |
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The townspeople want to take Pearl away from Hester because...(6-11) |
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Pearl's behavior suggests she is a demon |
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Hester argues she should keep Pearl because...(6-11) |
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She can teach her to learn from Hester's mistakes |
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Dimmesdale believes that Hester should keep Pearl because...(6-11) |
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God gave her Pearl, Pearl is the path to her own salvation |
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What does Pearl call Roger (6-11)? |
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Dimmesdale stands on the scaffold in the middle of the night because...(12-24) |
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He wants to confess his sin. He is burdened with his guilt. This setting has significance. |
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In the second scaffold scene Peal asks Dimmesdale to...(12-24) |
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Recognize her and Hester in public. Hold hands with her. |
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Hester is frightened by Dimmesdale when the meteor light shows Roger Chillingworth because...(12-24) |
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Dimmesdale is very frightened. Dimmesdale frantically questions Hester about Chillingworth's ID. |
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How are Hester and Dimmesdale's Behaviors different in the forrest than in the settlement? |
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They do not feel the burden of their guilt/punishments |
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After Hester and Dimmesdale decide to run away, Dimmesdale is different because...(12-24) |
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he suddenly wants to do morally bad things and he has a renewed energy |
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The scaffold is an important setting because it represents...(12-24) |
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The forrest, Dimmesdale first notices...(12-24) |
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When Hester reveals Chillingworth's true identity and his plot for revenge she needs dimmesdale to forgive her because... |
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She cannot bear to have him frown at her the way the townspeople do |
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What does Pearl understand about the Scarlet letter? |
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Both Hester and Dimmesdale have them and they are connected this way |
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Dimmesdale believes what to be the greatest sin commited? (12-24) |
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Roger's quest for revenge |
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Why do Hester and Dimmesdale plan to go to Europe and not somewhere else in America? |
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Dimmesdale's health needs the comforts of Europe. It is less likely someone will find out who they are |
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Dimmesdale shows what to the townspeople on the scaffold? |
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He is nolonger able to seek his revenge |
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When does Hester's scarlet letter once again become a source of attention during...(12-24) |
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The election day festivities. |
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Mistress Hibbens says what to Hester? (12-24) |
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Everyone will soon be able to see Dimmesdale's Letter |
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Dimmesdale does what for Pearl when he dies? |
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Gives her the grief she needs to even her wild personality |
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She grows up and has a baby in Europe |
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