Read the excerpt relating to Mr. Dimmesdale from Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter . The young pastor’s voice was tremulously sweet, rich, deep, and broken. The feeling that it so evidently manifested, rather than the direct purport of the words, caused it to vibrate within all hearts, and brought listeners into one accord of sympathy. Based on the excerpt, which best explains why Mr. Dimmesdale’s speech to Hester Prynne is so moving to the audience?
Based on Hawthorne’s description in Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter , which word best describes Master Dimmesdale?
Read the excerpt relating to Reverend John Wilson from Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter . The voice which had called her attention was that of the revered and famous John Wilson, the eldest clergyman of Boston, a great scholar, like most of his contemporaries in the profession, and withal a man of kind and genial spirit. This last attribute, however, had been less carefully developed than his intellectual gifts, and was, in truth, rather a matter of shame than self-congratulation with him. What does the excerpt reveal about Reverend John Wilson?
In Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter , which best describes the magistracy’s main goal with respect to the punishment it delivers to Hester Prynne for her crime?
In Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter , what does Hester Prynne mean when she states, “It is too deeply branded. Ye cannot take it off,” with respect to the scarlet letter on her breast?
Based on Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter , what do the circumstances of Hester Prynne’s life reveal about the time period in which she lives?
Read the excerpt relating to Hester Prynne from Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter. She had borne, that morning, all that nature could endure; and as her temperament was not of the order that escapes from too intense suffering by a swoon, her spirit could only shelter itself beneath a stony crust of insensibility, while the faculties of animal life remained entire. Which character trait of Hester Prynne does Hawthorne develop in this excerpt from the chapter?
In Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter , how does the magistracy’s act of marking Hester Prynne with a scarlet letter serve to maintain its power in the community?
Which excerpt from Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter is the best evidence that the stranger in the marketplace wants to keep his true identity a secret?
Read the excerpt spoken by the man who takes the name of Roger Chillingworth from Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter . “Let, therefore, thy husband be to the world as one already dead, and of whom no tidings shall ever come. Recognize me not, by word, by sign, by look! Breathe not the secret above all, to the man thou wottest of. Shouldst thou fail me in this, beware!” Which character trait of Roger Chillingworth does Hawthorne develop in the excerpt?
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