... This clearly illustrates how instinctive and deeply entrenched was this desire for the supernatural. Exasperated, Reverend Parris calls on Rev. Hale, who is an expert in the "demonic arts,"39 to evaluate the situation. The fact that they even have an expert of the demonic arts speaks volumes about their superstitious way of life. When Mr. Hale arrives, it is quickly determined ... One day, she calls to Hester, saying "there will be merry company in the forest; and I well-nigh promised the Black Man that comely Hester Prynne" would be there.50 To this Hester answers no, but this situatio...

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... symbolic of this romantic thought. Once more Nature overcomes culture. This is shown in one plant of the garden that has encircled itself around a Statue of Vertumnus. It covers it so well that it seems to be "a sculpture for study". The statue, being made by man, represents culture. ... being supported by the Romantics. The idea of duality is expressed through the color purple, the shrub and the characters of the story. All of that proves the dual vision of the Romantics. The marble fountain stands as a symbol of man. Thanks to it, Hawthorne demonstrates the romantic ... from this sta...

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