Chillingworth visits Hester during her brief incarceration‚ where he berates her for having crushed his dreams of finding acceptance and love ("My heart was a great mansion with room for many souls‚ but cold and empty and without a parlor fire; I longed to light one!"). While he makes it obvious he will not take revenge upon her or the baby‚ he demands to know the name of Hester’s lover. She refuses to tell him‚ but Chillingworth promises that he will find the man and destroy his soul. Chillingworth
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Types of Business Letters: Style Modified Block * Type the first line of each new paragraph flush with the left margin for this style. All lines of the body of the letter are flush with the left margin‚ according to English Plus. When you’re typing a letter in modified block style‚ the date and closing of the letter are both placed in center alignment‚ according to Library Online. Skip one line between paragraphs‚ the greeting ---- "Dear _______:" and the body of the letter. When you’ve finished
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In The Scarlet Letter‚ the author‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ uses many symbols throughout the novel. The most obvious and well known symbol‚ is the scarlet letter Hester is forced to wear. The infamous scarlet letter can be considered the most important and influential symbol. The symbolism behind the scarlet letter changes throughout this novel. Initially‚ the letter A was intended to mark Hester as an adulterer. During the first years of her punishment‚ the letter was a daily reminder of shame and her
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The Scarlet letter is a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The plot focuses on sin in the Puritan society. Hester Prynne‚ the protagonist‚ has an affair with Reverend Dimmesdale‚ which means they are adulterers and sinners. As a result‚ Pearl is born and Hester is forced to where the scarlet letter. Pearl is a unique character. She is Hester’s human form of her scarlet letter‚ which constantly reminds her of her sin‚ yet at the same time‚ Pearl is a blessing to have since she represents the passion
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In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ a character named Hester Prynne committed adultery with a man who at first was unidentified but later confirmed to be her reverend‚ the worshipped Arthur Dimmesdale. Since Hester became pregnant after the affair and her husband had not yet arrived in the colony‚ it was clear that she had committed adultery. The government of the colony demanded to know who her lover was‚ but Hester repeatedly refused to incriminate him. Because Hester never identified
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Writing Business Letters The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals: 21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research‚ use critical-thinking skills‚ effectively communicate your ideas‚ and assess and validate information provided by a peer. _________________________________________________________________________ Teacher-Graded Activities Write a response for each of the following activities. Check the Evaluation section at the end of this document to make
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The Scarlet Letter is in part a feminist novel in that it illustrates the strength that Hester Prynne holds to survive on her own throughout her ignominy. Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays Hester as a rather strong woman who can still raise her daughter and continue on with her life despite constant mockery and humiliation. Given that female empowerment was unusual during this period of history‚ Hester’s character became a significant symbol of the strength within women
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Scarlett Letter Criticism Nathanial Hawthorne envisioned The Scarlet Letter as a short story published in a collection‚ but it outgrew that purpose. Most critics accept Hawthorne’s definition of it as a “romance” rather than a novel. The novel begins with an introductory autobiographical essay‚ “The Custom House” where Hawthorne describes working as a custom officer in Salem‚ Massachusetts. He describes coming across documents that provide him with the basis for The Scarlett Letter. The introductory
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Business Letter Styles • Block The common block letter format is formatted with all of your text flush with the left margin. Paragraphs are doubled spaced and all line text single spaced. The margins are a standard word processor setting of one inch. In a Block format letter: (1) All text is aligned to the left margin (2) Paragraphs are not indented 3) Parts and paragraphs are separated by double or triple spacing EXAMPLE: [pic] • Semi-Block / Indented For
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16 September 2013 Symbolism as a Characteristic of the American Romantic Movement In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 19th century novel The Scarlet Letter‚ young mother Hester Prynne is ostracized by her harsh Puritan community due to adulterous relations with admired Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. As punishment for her devious act‚ she is forced to wear the scarlet letter “A” upon her chest until the day she dies. The time of The Scarlet Letter’s creation was marked by a literary movement in which artistic expression
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