1)The Puritans came to the US to escape religious persecution in Europe.
2)Hester's adultery was considered a crime because it was perceived as a threat to the law, faith, and morality of the Puritan community.
3) Hester keeps secret the fact that Roger Chillingworth is her husband, who has been presumed dead.
4)In Puritan New England, anyone who acted strangely—male or female—risked being accused of being a witch. Most commonly, however, any women who were perceived as overly proud, discontented, angry, envious, or malicious were accused of being witches.
5)As Dimmesdale sinks deeper and deeper into despair over his guilt, his preaching becomes more and more powerful and evocative for his congregation. They begin to see him as utterly holy and sanctified.
External link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Letter
2)Hester's adultery was considered a crime because it was perceived as a threat to the law, faith, and morality of the Puritan community.
3) Hester keeps secret the fact that Roger Chillingworth is her husband, who has been presumed dead.
4)In Puritan New England, anyone who acted strangely—male or female—risked being accused of being a witch. Most commonly, however, any women who were perceived as overly proud, discontented, angry, envious, or malicious were accused of being witches.
5)As Dimmesdale sinks deeper and deeper into despair over his guilt, his preaching becomes more and more powerful and evocative for his congregation. They begin to see him as utterly holy and sanctified.
External link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Letter
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