The Scarlet Letter

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  In "The Scarlet Letter," what is Hester Prynne's punishment? What do the Puritan magistrates hope to accomplish with this punishment?

  Posted by hannahboo on Aug 26, 2008 at 02:22 PM

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  What does moral character mean in "The Scarlet Letter"?

  Posted by luky261 on Jul 31, 2008 at 11:33 AM

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  What are some examples of redemption in Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"?

  Posted by ladyofthestars99 on Apr 25, 2008 at 12:12 PM

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  What way are both Chillingworth and Dimmesdale to be pitied in "The Scarlett Letter"? 

  Posted by purplewater03 on Apr 13, 2008 at 03:06 PM

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  What natural phenomenon comes to symbolize both Dimmesdale's "sin" and Governor Winthrop's "virtue" in The Scarlet Letter?

  Posted by iluvbb17 on Apr 1, 2008 at 02:12 PM

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  How does the meaning of the scarlet letter change throughout the book to Hester? To the Villagers? To Pearl?

  Posted by pverploegen on Feb 3, 2008 at 11:51 AM

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    the lines 'the sad colored garments of the spectators;the prison door itself,heavily timbered with oak and studded with iron spikes.' 

  Posted by karang on Oct 12, 2007 at 02:18 PM