Art and
The Scarlet Letter
SMIC School
AP Language & Composition
Mrs. Ma
Triads in Art
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Triads are used
to visually draw
attention to
items.
The most
important item is
usually located in
the apex of the
triangle.
Art & Literature
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Artists use
triangles,
 color,
 shading,
to create affect on viewers
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Writers use
words,
 diction,
 imagery,
 symbolism
to create affect on readers
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The Night Watch By Rembrandt
Descent from the
Cross by
Rembrandt
The Prodigal Son by
Rembrandt
In The Scarlet Letter, how is this
seen in Chapter 2?
Movie - The Scarlet Letter (plot nothing like Hawthorne’s book)
In The Scarlet Letter, how is this
seen in Chapter 12?
Painting by Matteson
The Scarlet Letter, 1860
The only painting accomplished
during Hawthorne’s lifetime.
Painted with Hawthorne’s advice
on how the characters should look.
In The Scarlet Letter, how is this seen?
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“ He kept vigils, likewise, night after night,
sometimes in utter darkness; sometimes with a
glimmering lamp, and sometimes, viewing his
own face in a looking glass, by the most
powerful light which he could throw upon it.”
Chapter 11
What other examples can you find in Chapter
12?
Your turn: What are the various
triads found in the novel???