The Scarlet Letter Chapters 4 to 6 The

“The Recognition” and “The Interview” • Basic (think about): Describe Chillingworth both physically and

“The Recognition” and “The Interview” • Highest Level (in groups): Hawthorne uses characterization that

“Hester at her Needle” • Higher Level (in groups): Explore the symbolism of Hester’s

“Hester at her Needle” • Higher Level (in groups): Explain the irony of Hester’s

“pearl” • Higher Level (in journal): • Identify different quotes that provide characterization (direct

Hawthorne’s Voice • What is Hawthorne’s general attitude towards Puritanism and Romanticism? How does

Literary Devices • In literature, juxtaposition is a literary device wherein the author places

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The Scarlet Letter Chapters 4 to 6

“The Recognition” and “The Interview” • Basic (think about): Describe Chillingworth both physically and psychologically • Higher Level (in journal): Compare and contrast Chillingworth’s reaction to Hester’s transgression with Hester’s reaction to his arrival.

“The Recognition” and “The Interview” • Highest Level (in groups): Hawthorne uses characterization that describes Chillingworth as both a scholar and as someone with the potential for evil. What statement (theme) about knowledge and evil is Hawthorne attempting to establish?

“Hester at her Needle” • Higher Level (in groups): Explore the symbolism of Hester’s dwelling; then, identify different quotes that evince the symbolism of the scarlet letter, finding commonalities between these quotes.

“Hester at her Needle” • Higher Level (in groups): Explain the irony of Hester’s “profession” – focus on the way she is viewed by society verses her function within it. Highest Level (in groups): Explore theme Hawthorne is establishing and explain how that theme resonates or fails to resonate in society today.

“pearl” • Higher Level (in journal): • Identify different quotes that provide characterization (direct or indirect) of Pearl…find commonalities between these quotes. • Highest Level: Analyze the style (mood, tone, and voice) of the first paragraph of Chapter VI.

Hawthorne’s Voice • What is Hawthorne’s general attitude towards Puritanism and Romanticism? How does one attitude lead to another? • What is Hawthorne showing the reader about Puritanism? How does this emphasize Romanticism?

Literary Devices • In literature, juxtaposition is a literary device wherein the author places a person, concept, place, idea or theme parallel to another. The purpose of juxtaposing two directly/indirectly related entities close together in literature is to highlight the contrast between the two and compare them. This literary device is usually used for etching out a character in detail, creating suspense or lending a rhetorical effect. • A foil is a character who serves as a contrast to another perhaps more primary character, so as to point out specific traits of the primary character.