... the bush of wild roses that grew by the prison door" (Waggoner 335). Hawthorne constructs the novel around three climactic scenes on the scaffold in front of the prison. In the first, Hester endures her public shaming on it with Pearl in her arms. "The scaffold is a symbol of the open acknowledgment of sin brought on by the strict puritanical code of their society"(www.essaybank.com). Midway through the novel the minister, who has been ... and there they are seen together by Hester's husband, Chillingworth. At the end, the exhausted and death-stricken Dimmesdale totters to confess his sin...

• Word Count: 1915
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... 3 Line 10-13: The Power of the Enemy The Council has been given inconsistent reports on the number and the course of the Turks to invade Cyprus that the Duke doesn't feel safe because of the inconsistency although he has a basic idea of what is going to happen, he is frightened. "Nay, it is possible enough to judgment. I do not so secure me in the error, but the main article I do approve in fearful sense " Line 37 ... bring more bad. However, Brabantio doesn't let it go, hence everyone dies in the end. Line 219-226 - Written in Pro This part is written in prose and not in verse like the...

• Word Count: 3368
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School