The Scarlet Letter Essay

The Scarlet Letter Literary Analysis “Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.” This quote by Samuel Jackson represents the reflections of a character named Roger Chillingworth from the dark romantic novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne called The Scarlet Letter. Dimmesdale will eventually become consumed by his own hatred and becomes a victim of his own revenge. Hawthorne foreshadows the evil vengeance filled within Chillingworth in his first…

Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of The Scarlet Letter, wrote the story on how sin effects everyone. In the story, Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale were adulterers and had a child, named Pearl, to reflect their sin. When Hester’s husband, Chillingworth, came to America from Europe and saw Hester, he became the leech to Dimmesdale. Hester and Dimmesdale both had a scarlet letter “A” on their chest to show their sinful ways. In the book, Hawthorne wrote, “But in their great mercy and…

A is for Alibi In The Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale, one of the main characters, has declining health from which he, at the end of the novel, unfortunately dies. The readers of the novel were left to decide the reason for both Dimmesdale's declining health and death. Based on observations, many readers conclude that the reason for Arthur Dimmesdale's declining health and death was the overwhelming guilt he had augmented from being unable to confess his sins. However, Dr. Jemshed A. Khan in…

describes Hester’s action to be, “... the taint of deepest sin…” (Hawthorne, 48). In order to conceive a child sinfully, it must be concepted outside marriage or with someone else that is not your husband. Hester’s crime is not specified, but the scarlet letter A gives us a clue as to what her crime may be. Hester Prynne committed adultery and the byproduct was the child she holds while she exits the prison and heads to the scaffold. The Ten Commandments, which the Puritan Community lives by,…

help her.- From fear comes love- how Hester is caught cheating, but never reveals her lover- finally from pain comes triumph- Hester is required to wear the Scarlet Letter on her chest which is humiliating to her, Dimmesdale and Pearl support her and help her and in time the people no longer see her as different and position to have the letter changed from adulterer to…

has seen the Civil Rights Movement, The Boston Tea Party, and labor strikes. Throughout this time, societies have also had to decide what authority meant to them. This could take the form of a ruler, a God, a president, or other forces. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne creates a society where disobedience is a necessary and just response because of the Puritans’ blind devotion to religion and their cruelty leading to ruined relationships. The individuals within this society are bound…

The Scarlet Letter in The Scarlet Letter The Puritans during the 1600s did not take sin lightly, anyone who disobeyed the law was heavily persecuted. In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, this is depicted through the character, crime, and punishment of Hester Prynne, who has committed adultery and is sentenced to wear the scarlet letter to publicly show her shame. This scarlet letter A plays a key role throughout Hawthorne’s novel as it is vividly described throughout it, it…

Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. In it, the life of Hester Prynne, a convicted adulteress that’s forced to wear the titular scarlet letter A, is documented starting with her public trial. Interwoven into her narrative are the lives of Arthur Dimmesdale, Hester’s fellow adulterer, Roger Chillingworth, Hester’s husband,…

known for, and have been known for incorporating appropriate rules of engagement within the community, family and the church. These known formalities set aside by society are considered to be known as the status quo. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, the status quo is challenged while Hawthorn explores the realm of secret sin and its’ toxic nature towards the victims it ensnares. Despite the disgraceful nature of the townspeople towards the main characters Hawthorn’s work has proven…

All wrongdoings comes with consequences no matter the size. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a book based in the Puritan Era. The Puritan’s are known for their strict moral code, and monotheistic beliefs. The wrongdoings of this time are known as sin. So, when Hester Prynne, the main character, is convicted of committing adultery the entire town turns against her. Roger Chillingworth, Hester’s long lost husband, also gets directly affected by Hester’s crime. Hester’s Lover, Arthur…