... is to make characters credible and make them suitable for the role they play in the work. Authors present various characters possessing dissimilar qualities, to emphasize different aspects of the work. In the novel "The Scarlet Letter", the author Nathaneil Hawthorn's depiction of the two male characters, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth, emphasizes the moral problems of the seventeenth century puritan society. Hence, their different characters ... fear to face his society reflected his weak character. Dimmesdale was put into great pressure when he was notified by the public to...

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... characterization is to make characters credible and make them suitable for the role they play in the work. Authors present various characters possessing dissimilar qualities, to emphasize different aspects of the work. In the novel "The Scarlet Letter", the author Nathaniel Hawthorn's depiction of the two male characters, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth, emphasizes the moral problems of the seventeenth century puritan society. Hence, their different characters ... fear to face his society reflected his weak character. Dimmesdale was put into great pressure when he was notified...

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... does he fully disclose Prynne's sin. Prynne, an dweller of a Puritan village during the early settlement period from England, has defied the conventional standards of the rigid and austere Puritan society in an effort to follow her heart and pursue self-interest, as opposed to the meaningless standards. Consequently, Prynne serves a period in prison, and upon her return, she isolates herself in ... a secluded cottage ostracized from the mainstream life. Hester's child, the product of her sinful act, symbolizes the extent to which the cruelty and narrow-mindedness of the town affects an ...

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... speaks to Hester reinforces his effort to hide that he is the man which he condemns. In the chapters that follow, Dimmesdale's condition is described; he frequently clutches at his chest as though his heart pains him as he deals with his buried sin. When Dimmesdale said, "...methinks, it must needs be better for the sufferer to be free to show his pain, as this ... poor woman Hester is, than to cover it all up in his heart", he delineates the contrasts between the fact that Hester can deal with her pain publicly, while he is forced to keep all of ... governor who has passed away is an ...

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... shifted in its meaning of plain adultery; it symbolizes the hidden shame of the community. Preachers stop and provide sermons in the streets when they notice Hester; the letter develops into an example of a crime and therefore acts as a deterrent for others in the community. This social isolation plays into the symbolism of the town being strictly Puritan and the wood being freedom and love while her house is ... point of disgrace for the community proving that she could carry on in the midst of crime and others could as well. Hester's change in character is noticed in the community and...

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