Literature Scarlet Letter Flashcards
(125 cards)
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Novel means
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New
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Novel is
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A type of extended prose fiction
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Protagonist
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One main character
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Antagonist
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Who is in conflict with the main character
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Separate stories. Or series of incidents going on at the same time as the main plot but related to it in sone way
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Subplot
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The sequence of events which can be divided into a beginning middle and end
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Plot
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The point of greatest interest excitement or suspense which usually comes just before the final resolution of the conflict
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Climax
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Theme
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The controlling idea or insight into life which the author seeks to impart
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“Scarlet Letter”
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Born in
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Massachusetts
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Dad died when Nathaniel was ___ years
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4
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He became friends with
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Henry Longfellow
Franklin Pierce (later Pres of USA)
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He was a part of what group
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Transcendentalists
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Main theme!
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Sin has consequences
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Hawthorne new man had
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Sin
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What does a rose represent
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Hope
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Hester’s character traits
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Beauty and stubborn/proud
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We gain sympathy for Hester because
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We learn her husband left her with her baby
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Hester
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Protagonist
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Add richness and depth to a literal story and encourage the reader to look b en earth the surface for additional levels of meaning which the author may wish to convey
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Symbols
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Iron resembles
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Cold
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Religion and what were almost identical
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Law
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The physical background against which the events of a novel take place
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Setting
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First main setting; where Hester realizes these are her realities
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The scaffold (p. 64)
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The scarlet letter symbolic of
Her sin
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Rose is symbolic of
Hope and love
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Her sin was
Adultery
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Those who were hard of Hester
Older women standing by the scaffold
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Scaffold symbolic of
Shame
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Roger Chillingsworth was who to Hester
Her husband
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What did the community think of Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale
They liked and respected him
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Suggested meansings or associations
Connotations
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Literal meanings
Denotations
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The use of words which appeal to our senses
Imagery
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Includes various types of comparisons as well as language used on more than one level
Figurative language
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Who’s in prison with Hester
Chillingsworth
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Chillingsworth studied what while at sea
Medicine
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Chillingsworth helps
Hester and baby
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Hester never loved Chillingsworth and he
Knew it
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Who is Chillingsworth will to do anything to destroy
The father
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How was Hester regarded in the city
She was an outcast
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How did she try to help the poor
She made clothes for them
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How did the poor respond to Hester’s generosity
They took the clothes but mocked her
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What two things kept her in the town
The dad of the baby and the need for her to be punished
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What was her skill
Needle work
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What was the one thing she couldn’t sew for
Weddings
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The imaginary persons who carry out the action of the plot
Characters
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Two was the writer may present his characters i
Direct exposition and indirect revelation
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Characters that remain the same throughout the story
Static
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Characters that go through some change and is different at the end of the story
Dynamic
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How did Hester earn a living
She did much sewing
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What is Hester’s daughters name
Pearl
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What is significant about Pearls name
A great price purchased with all she had; and her only valuable
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Why did Hester go to see Governor Billingham
To take a pair of gloves and see if Pearl would be taken away
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What did Pearl look like
A angle ; princess
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How did Pearl act
Wild didn’t obey rules
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Sunshine symbolic of
Happiness
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What does Pearl cry out for that she has not yet been given
A red rose (love)
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What was the men’s plan for Pearls future
Put her in a new home and send her to school
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What did Hester think of the men’s plan for Pearls future
She didn’t like it at all
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Who were the men at the meeting about pearl
The Governor, Mr. Wilson, Reverend Dimmesdale, and Mr. Chillingsworth
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What animal is Pearl referred to all
A bird of scarlet plumage
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What makes the men want to take Pearl away from Hester
The question of Hesters ability to raise Pearl in a Godly manner
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What question is Pearl asked
Who made thee?
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How did Pearl respond
From a rose bush
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What is pearl to Hester
Her safety from Satan
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What did Hester not do because she could keep Pearl
She did not go into the woods with Mistress Hibbins(a witch) to sign herself away to the Black man
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Another name for Chillingsworth
A leech
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How did Chillingsworth and Dimmesdale become to close
Chillingsworth was Dimmesdales doctor
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Why did Chillingsworth want to come to the colony so badly
To set up a home with Hester
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Chillingsworths change started when
When he saw his wife of the scaffold
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Why did some say Dimmesdale was sick
He worked to much or the earth didn’t deserve him
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Where would Dimmesdale place his hand
Over his heart
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What tapestry hung in Dimmesdales home
A Tapestry of David and Basheba
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What was Chillingsworth said to be
Satan or his right hand man
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Who does Chillingsworth want to find more about
Dimsdale
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Chillingsworth believes who is hiding something
Dimsdale
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What are the three reasons Dimsdale gives for not wanting to share his secret with the doctor
1. He thinks its better to say it the last day than now
2. He wont share unless God makes his heart share it
3. He wouldn’t be able to serve God if he told his secret
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How does Chillingsworth respond to Dimsdales three excuses
These men deceive themselves
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What does Pearl put on the scarlet letter
Spiky burs
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What does Pearl say to Hester about Chillingsworth
They need to leave before the black man grabs hold of them too
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What advantage did Chillingsworth have over Dimsdale
He knew his secret
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What did Dimsdale leave at the scaffold
The black gloves
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What would the town have reacted to Dimsdales secret
Pity and forgiveness
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What does Dimsdale do to himself
Scourges himself
Fasts till he can’t stand
Night long viguals
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What is the feeling of covered sin
Guilt
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When did Dimsdale stand on the scaffold
At night
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What scene is the climax
The second scaffold scene (chap. 12)
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Pearl became a symbol of what to Dimsdale
His conscience
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What did the townspeople believe the A in the sky mean
A- angle
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What are the two type of conflict
External and internal
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What did the scalet A change to resemble
Able
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Hester has become
Ugly
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The questions Pearl constantly ask Hester
What does the letter mean?
Why do you wear it?
Why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?
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Who did Hester decide to help
Dimsdale
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What were the people willing to let Hester do
Remove the SL
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Did Chillingsworth give Hester the ok to tell Dimsdale about who he was
Yes
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The forest is symbolic of
Hesters moral state
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A narrative or description in which the characters places and other items are symbols is
Allegory
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The black leaf was a symbol of ; where was it
The sin some died with ; it was in the cemetery
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What was Dimsdales reaction to Hester telling him of Chillingsworth
He did not forgive her and was mad
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Who did Hester and Dimmesdale say did the worst sin
Chillingworth
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What were Hester and Dimmesdale planning on doing
Leaving together
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What did Hester do with the SL
She tossed it away symolizing she is ready to move on
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What did pearl do with Dimmesdales kiss on her cheek
She washes it off
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What change took place in Dimmesdale
He had more energy
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Who bought the tickets for their departure
Hester
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What does Dimmesdale want to do before he leaves
Preach the election sermon
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Why does the town look completely different to Dimmesdale
His outlook has changed
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What five things was Dimmesdale tempted to say after the meeting in the forest
1. Blasphemous suggestions on the communion supper
2. The eldest lady’s soul would not live for ever
3. Tempt the youngest girl to do wrong
4. Tell the younge puritan kids lies
5. Shake hands with the sea man who was publicly known for doing wrong
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Who is always assosiated with the forest and the signing of the name
Mistress Hibbins
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What did Hester tell Pearl to expect regarding Dimmesdales behavior
He would ignore them
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Hester and Arther D. Planned to leave town after the sermon and who was there unexpected passenger
Chillingsworth
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What causes Hester to seem dead
Her sin
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Did Dimmesdale confess
Yes
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How did the people feel about Dimmesdales confession
They were in shock and some would not believe it
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What was different about Dimmesdale during the parade
He was strong…he didn’t have his hand on his heart
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Who talked to Hester at the parade
Mistress Hibbins
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What did Dimmesdale ask Pearl to do on the scaffold
He asked her to give him a kiss…she did
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What happens to Dimmesdale on the scaffold
He died
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What happened to Pearl and Hester after Dimmesdale dies
They left
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Who tried to stop Dimmesdale from confessing
Chillingworth
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Who died soon after Dimmesdale
Chillingworth
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Why did Chillingworth die
Because his life’s goal was over
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Did Hester ever come back
Yes she did and she died there
