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Explain the puritan attitude toward luxury and how Governor Bellingham and the Reverend John Wilson responded to it. |
Puritans claimed to not believe in luxury and were suppose to abstain from it. However, though professionally Bellingham and Wilson speak against it, they both enjoy luxuries in their own homes and lives. They are living a double life and could be considered hypocrites. |
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How do the magistrates react to Pearl and why? |
The magistrates are shocked because they believe Hester is raising Pearl in defiance of proper manners. |
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How does Hester behave towards the magistrates and why? |
She acts desperate, getting rid of any dignity she has left. She even says she would rather die than lose Pearl. She does this to prove she can be a good mother to Pearl and keep her. |
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Why does Hester feel that Arthur Dimmsdale should speak on her behalf? |
She says he was her pastor and in charge of her soul, therefore he should know her better than the other men. |
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Why would Hawthorne have Pearl perform such an uncharacteristically tender action? |
Hawthorne shows throughout the novel that people are connected and here he is showing us that there is some sort of a connection between Dimmesdale and Pearl after Dimmesdale speaks on behalf of Hester and Pearl. |
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What does Chillingworth note about Dimmsdale’s defense of Hester? |
Chillingsworth says that Dimmesdale spoke with a strange earnestness. |
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Describe how Dimmsdale has changed since Hester’s public punishments. |
Dimmesdale health and physical appearance have deteriorated. He has a nervous demeanor, more than before. |
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Describe how Chillingworth has changed over the last few years. |
Chillingsworth's features have gotten uglier and his complexion has gotten darker. |
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What would Physiognomy suggest about Dimmsdale and Chillingworth? |
Chillingsworth is getting more evil as time progresses. Dimmesdale is plagued by something, possibly guilt, that is causing his decline. |
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Why would Hawthorne want to include Mistress Hibbins as a minor character in this book? |
Hibbons, as a witch, is offering Hester friendship and Hester refuses, showing us how devoted Hester is to being a Christian, even though everyone has ostracized her. |
