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7 Cards in this Set
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Who does the stranger Hester recognized in the crowd that afternoon turn out to be? |
The stranger is Hester's husband, Roger Chillingsworth |
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Why does Hester fear Chillingworth? |
She is worried he is angry at her for committing adultery and that he will do something to hurt her or the baby. |
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Again, given the use of physiognomy in literature, what is Hawthorne suggesting by Chillingworth’s aged, deformed appearances? |
Hawthorne is suggesting that Chillingsworth is our villain and that we need to fear him. |
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Explain Chllingworth’s attitude toward Hester. |
Chillingsworth is indifferient towards Hester regarding her adultery. He says he knew that she never loved him in the first place. He also says he wronged her first by stealing her youth by making her marry him. |
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What does Chillingworth intend to do and why? |
He intends to find out who the father of Hester's child is and he says he will not reveal the name to the rest of the town. He says that the father of the child has wronged them both. |
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What does Chillingworth ask Hester to promise? Why does she agree? |
He asks her to promise to not tell anyone his true identity because he says it will dishonor him to be the husband of a faithless woman. |
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What is foreshadowed by Chillingworth and Hester’s exchange at the end of the chapter? |
Hester asks Chillingsworth if their bond will ruin her soul. He says that it will not ruin her soul but someone elses. This is foreshadowing the ruin of the father's soul. |
