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  What is Dimmesdale's decision in response to Hester's plea that he leave the colony in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter?

  Posted by emogalaxy on Nov 18, 2009 at 01:33 PM

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  What effect does Hester's information about Chillingworth have on Dimmesdale and how does his reaction change?

  Posted by burk21 on Nov 9, 2009 at 08:46 AM

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  How does Pearl occupy herself while Hester speaks with Dimmesdale?

  Posted by burk21 on Nov 4, 2009 at 07:28 AM

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  Describe in great detail the encounter between Hester and Chillingworth in the prison cell.

  Posted by tayyyler on Oct 29, 2009 at 03:17 PM

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  What is Chillingsworth's attitude toward Hester in Chapter 4 of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter?

  Posted by tina4843 on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:42 AM

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  In Chapter 8 of The Scarlet Letter, why does Hester feel that Dimmesdale should speak on her behalf? THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP (:

  Posted by nikkishein on Oct 26, 2009 at 05:41 PM

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  How do the townspeople feel about Hester in the chapters 9-15?

  Posted by misafran on Oct 24, 2009 at 01:55 PM

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  In The Scarlet Letter, how is it possible for Pearl to remember the rosebush at the prison door at the age of three months?

  Posted by tomas66 on Sep 30, 2009 at 05:42 PM

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  What social and philosophical changes have taken place in Hester in chapter 13?

  Posted by nnmf on Sep 11, 2009 at 09:33 PM

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  What talent did Hester use to support herself and Pearl?

  Posted by junior328 on Sep 5, 2009 at 02:01 PM

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  How does Dimmesdale feel about his role as the much respected pastor in the community?

  Posted by mira334 on Aug 30, 2009 at 04:15 PM

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  What thematic idea is embodied in Hawthrone's use of a "magic circle" or "circle" surrounding Hester and Pearl throughout the novel?

  Posted by lotsoflove on Aug 16, 2009 at 08:50 PM

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  What is Hawthorne implying about sin and mankind in general from chapter 5?

  Posted by wow212 on Aug 16, 2009 at 08:19 PM

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  In The Scarlet Letter, if Pearl is a symbol of two sides of Hester, which is most prominent and which does the greater good for Hester?

  Posted by cookiecrumb on May 28, 2009 at 06:54 PM

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  What was the real reason Hester went to Govenor Bellingham's home in Chapter 7 of The Scarlet Letter?

  Posted by toofastforu on Apr 13, 2009 at 08:07 PM

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  In "The Scarlet Letter", why does Hester remain in Boston?

  Posted by minhhoang on Mar 25, 2009 at 07:36 PM

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  In "The Scarlet Letter", why does Chillingworth ask Hester to keep his identity a secret?

  Posted by vuonghoang on Mar 23, 2009 at 07:09 PM

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  Is Pearl's behavior really unnatural for a child, or does Hester just imagine that it is?  Explain.

  Posted by monie101 on Mar 17, 2009 at 04:58 PM

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  In The Scarlet Letter, how does Hester cope with her "situation" as she stands on the scaffold in public humiliation?

  Posted by oliverares on Mar 9, 2009 at 11:14 PM

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  Hester is considered a scapegoat in The Scarlet Letter, but why?

  Posted by johnhyun on Mar 9, 2009 at 11:10 PM