The Scarlet Letter Ch. 3-4
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THE OUTSIDER
- How is the strange man described?
- How does Hester react when she sees him?
- Classic romantic villain - why?
- Snake = devil
- "He will be known!" (56).
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BELLINGHAM, WILSON, AND DIMMESDALE
- Who are these men, and what are their roles?
- How are they described? Hawthorne is all about description!!
- Law and reason vs. free will and emotion
- Wilson unaccustomed to light
- Dimmesdale - a romantic minister?
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DIMMESDALE'S SPEECH
- Beautiful appeal - dramatic, heartfelt
- His lips "tremble with emotion"
- How does the baby react?
- Does Hester do what he asks of her?
- Hester = moral strength of the novel
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THE SCARLET LETTER
"THREW A LURID GLEAM ALONG THE DARK PASSAGE-WAY OF THE INTERIOR" (61).
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ROGER CHILLINGWORTH
- Cold intellect (powerfully educated)
- Education without emotion
- Doesn't act with the intrinsically good part of his nature
- Angry with Hester, but doesn't hold anything against the baby
- Smart enough to inflict psychological torture
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