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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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