Midterm Flashcards
(49 cards)
Some people came to say Hester’s A stood for this
Able
Hester saw a distorted A in it
Armor
Governor
Bellingham
Commander of the _____ ship brought Hester news
Bristol
Brought Hester bad news
Commander
Hester and Pearl go there to intercept Dimmsdale
Forest
Author of Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
A woman who works for the devil
Witch
For what did the letter A stand?
Adultery
What was the relationship between Hester and Roger Chillingsworth?
They were married but had been separated
What did Hester promise to Roger Chillingsworth?
To conceal his true identity
How did Hester support herself and Pearl?
Sewing
Why did Hester go to see Gov. Bellingham?
To plead to keep Pearl
What did Hester and Pearl see in the breastplate of the armor?
Hester’s “A”
What convinced the Gov. to let Hester keep Pearl?
Pearl would constantly remind Hester of the consequences of sin
Who is the leech?
Chillingsworth
Why did Mr. Dimmesdale rush from the room to end the conversation he had with Roger Chillingsworth?
To keep from being trapped into a confession
What does Rev. Dimmesdale’s congregation think of him?
They think he’s practically a saint
Where did Mr. Dimmesdale go at midnight?
To the scaffolding
What did Pearl ask Mr. Dimmesdale?
If he would stand hand in hand with her & Hester on the scaffolding
What “sign” did the meteor make in the sky?
An A
Where had Mr. Wilson, Hester, Pearl and Roger Chillingsworth been that night, that they would all be walking by the scaffolding ar midnight?
At the governor’s deathbed
What were people beginning to think of Hester?
They were beginning to recognize her as a person instead of just a sinner
Why do Hester and Pearl go to the forest?
To intercept Dimmesdale
