... nurse who delivered the seven deceased children of Mrs. Putnam. Mrs. Putnam believes that Rebecca is the responsible for the death of those children. Before Proctor leaves, Reverend Parris confronts him about not attending church lately, Proctors fires back at the Reverend by accusing him of being to obsessed with damnation ... also says that he never seems to mention the Lord. Reverend John Hale questions Abigail and Tituba about the night they were in the forest. Before the questioning of the two women, Giles Corey asked Reverend Hale about his wife's reading habits and if that has any...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... conveys formal and proper language which assists the reader in understanding the Puritan culture and the ancestry of the Boston inhabitants. In chapter 23, Roger Chillingworth kneels down toward the dying Reverend Dimmesdale and says "Thou hast escaped me!" In response, the reverend says, "Thou, too, hast deeply sinned! (p.232)" When I began the novel and was first introduced to this ... again, Hawthorne fails to provide assurance and makes the reader rely on Chillingworth's observations and outrageous response. Hawthorne writes, "With a convulsive motion, he [Chillingworth] tore away ...

• Word Count: 1296
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School