Puritan society the letter A was quite plainly defined as adulterer. Hester’s attitude about the A is what gives it so many different meanings. After working with the Sisters of Mercy group, the puritan people begin to see the A standing for more than adultery, but her ability to help others. The night that Governor Winthrop died and Dimmesdale stood upon the scaffold, it was said that a faint A could be seen lighting the sky. Finally, as Hester lives out her final days in her cottage so many women look
Words: 707 - Pages: 3
had many powerful moments that made me think about the characters’ world. One moment that particularly stood out was when Reverend Dimmesdale was reflecting on the fact that he lied to all of the people in the village. He was the one who committed adultery with Hester Prynne. Dimmesdale was very torn over the fact that he had been corrupted. From this guilt he whipped himself profusely, this moment was extremely powerful. It gave me a great insight on really how bad he felt for hiding his secret.
Words: 1285 - Pages: 6
Ben Gray THEO 202-D27 Marriage Marriage is a holy covenant before God. On the other hand divorce is something today that is looked at by many people and even some in the church as acceptable. In today’s day and age there are people splitting their marriages and getting divorces left and right for all different kinds of reasons. My friends, Tom and Jane Wolf, who I have known for many years have been married for what is going on five years now, and they are running into many issues in their marriage
Words: 1009 - Pages: 5
was involved in the sin of adultery. Harry received an attractive severance package and retained his nearly $700,000 annual pension. Mark Hurd Mark was the chairman and CEO of HP. Mark had been in the industry for over two decades. As with Harry, Mark had been brought in to restore the image and improve HP after scandals by his predecessors had tarnished the company image. After just five years at HP, Mark was forced to resign. Mark had committed the sin of adultery with a contractor. Mark was
Words: 586 - Pages: 3
characters that lived in the same time period. John and Arthur were highly respected men in their villages, but served different roles in their communities. Despite their highly regarded place in society and their morals they both commit the sin of adultery, choosing different paths of dealing with their sin. In the conclusion of the two pieces both characters face death; however John is executed and Dimmesdale dies freely. Although Proctor and Dimmesdale prove to be very similar, they appear to possess
Words: 574 - Pages: 3
a lot to people, because it’s something that you want, and you’re going to try to do everything to make that happen. In “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, all the characters in the book including Hester Prynne, the woman that committed Adultery with Arthur Dimmesdale who was a priest, and a religious man, had dealt with their desires being uncontrolled, because it was their passion, Hester was punished with the letter “A” on her chest, which symbolized to society her affair. I think that
Words: 552 - Pages: 3
Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne undergoes both physical and emotional revelations. Hester is directly affected by the consequences of breaking moral and social codes of behavior. The novel is a story of a young woman who commits adultery, and has a child. She stays strong when the community harasses her by not revealing the identity of her daughter Pearl's father. Throughout the novel the reader learns that the father is Arthur Dimmesdale, a minister in the town. He keeps his sin
Words: 666 - Pages: 3
role in the main situation of the novel which was caused by Hester’s act of adultery. This is because the sphere kind of represents the situation that was a result of the sin committed in the beginning of the novel; the sin of adultery and how the characters can and cannot escape from the situation or rather consequences of this act. In the beginning, Hester is very much isolated from society because of her ‘sin’ of adultery. In many ways, this resulted in her having to sacrifice her place in society
Words: 825 - Pages: 4
pivotal in the play. Their actions changed not only the emotions of the people around them, but also their thoughts and possibly even their beliefs. Abigail and John’s adultery is one of the focal points of the play. however, The original implications of the action aren’t mentioned as much. In the puritan community lechery(adultery) was punished almost as harshly as witchcraft. Knowing this ,Elizabeth chose to keep it secret, but she herself did not forget, or forgive John or Abigail. After the
Words: 259 - Pages: 2
George Nadour Statistics of the United States data shows that 50% of marriages split. Since the 1960’s, marriage and divorce have been undergoing profound changes which have altered the meaning of marriage, the chances of its ending in divorce and the circumstances attached to marriage. These changes have made it easier for couples to obtain a divorce due to the changing laws and changing morals of society. The government needs to make changes to the Divorce Act as people more and more are getting
Words: 1275 - Pages: 6
