Anne Sexton

"On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A" ( Hawthorne 45). In the book, The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is a woman convicted of adultery and who must wear the letter A upon her chest for her sin. The reader may assume that Hester is a coward who refuses to show her face in town after this incident but instead, Hester is a strong leader because of her ability to be honest about her sin…

King Louis IX is a French King that reigned in the 13th century. He became king at a very young age. Louis was raised by a very godly mother. He was a very kind-hearted king. His actions were quite unexpected from a king. He was very Christian and his actions matched both his personality and beliefs. King Louis IX’s life was fully dedicated to God, thus making him a great king (Delmore). Louis was born on April 25, 1215 in the castle of Poissy near Paris. He was crowned king at age twelve,…

Throughout The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne faced an adultery scandal. While reading the novel you discover that towards the end the meaning of her sin has changed. Hester committed a sin with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale and had a baby. Once that sin was committed she has to wear the letter ‘A’ on her chest and face public humiliation. In a small town in Boston it's wrong to have interactions with someone while you are married. Fortunately for Hester, her and Dimmesdale perpetrated this sin and…

In this riveting novel, Nathaniel Hawthorne explored the ideas of Adultery and he chose different quotes to express the meanings of the story. In this quote they are talking about the puritan prisoners and how they were when they were in prison and not just that but there are roses growing just beside the door and its explaining that even though they are prisoners there’s still roses growing near the door. Hester Prynne wears the scarlet letter for being accused of sleeping with a married man;…

The Scarlet Letter as Hypocritical Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet letter is a book of great symbolism. This book is about how society treats, and punishes a woman who have committed adultery. The plot of the book that follows the life of the main character, Hester and her daughter, Pearl. In the meantime, there are a few other main characters that are play a big role in hester’s life. These characters are the preacher of the town, Dimmesdale, and the doctor of the town, Chillingworth.…

Nathaniel Hawthorne in his novel, The Scarlet Letter, portrays the life of a sinner in a Puritan society. He displays how self and public guilt can deteriorate a human. Hawthorne uses the characters Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and The Reverend Dimmesdale to show that allenation and shame result in deterioration of one’s self. Hester Prynne is the first character Hawthorne presents as a sinner. Hester Prynne is publically shamed and alienated by the town because of her sin. Hester Prynne…

King Richard II’s Garden The Tragedy of King Richard the Second is a William Shakespeare play written around 1595. The play is the first of a series of four depicting the rise of Lancaster’s British throne. It is set around the year of 1398 and presents the transition of power from King Richard II to King Henry IV. Through the acts, Richard is portrayed as a regal but wasteful king, caring more to things like fashion and friends as opposed to state issues. When Richard II begins to lease…

“But she named her infant “Pearl,” as being a great price- purchased with all she has- her mother’s only pleasure.” The Scarlet Letter is one of many books wrote to teach the values of many possessions. But Hester’s scarlet letter is something much different. Hawthorne conveys the two central ideas of Sin and Temptation, and the Judgment of the Puritan Society to impact how the puritans believe everyone is born a sinner and how society judges them. The development of characters, setting, and…

The kingdom of Berbania is ruled by the king, Don Fernando and his wife , Doña Valeriana. They have three sons, Prince Pedro, Prince Diego and Prince Juan. The King’s favorite child is his youngest son, Prince Juan. He cared for him so much that when he had a dream about his favourite being betrayed and beaten, he grew very ill, and sadly no doctors in the entire kingdom had a cure. So King Fernando's illness worsened. But as luck would have it, an old traveling doctor arrives at Berbania and…

British Literature; Teaching Shakespeare ‘s Importance British literature dates back way past the 16th century, schools today across the United States still require teaching a very well known famous dead writer named Shakespeare. He was born in the United Kingdom, right now he ages at 453 years old he most likely are specks of dust by now. Recognized to be the best British literature writer, and his famous globe theater known to help out early English language. Although it is required for…