Name:____________________ Letter:_____ Meaning:_________________
“She has not known the weight
until she felt the freedom.”
“Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize
his enemy when the latter actually appeared.”
"But she named the
great price- purchased
infant 'Pearl,' as being of
with all she had...”
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s
The Scarlet Letter
“The scarlet letter was her passport into regions
where other women dared not tread.”
"No man for any considerable period
can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude,
without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true."
Name:__________________________
You are a Puritan.
The village has discovered your deepest secret. However, due to the
fact that your name has been white in the town up until this point, they
have spared your neck. However, as your punishment, you have been
forced to wear a letter around your neck each day for one month. And,
when asked by the townspeople (school staff and students), you are
required to explain the meaning of your letter.
You will start out with 100 points. Each time you are caught without your
letter, or you refuse to explain it when asked, you will loose 5 points.
Please remember that you are expected to wear your letter from 8am3:30pm on all school days. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Choosing your letter:
What’s your secret?
What’s your biggest character flaw?
What would you change about yourself?
Letter:
Explain:
English 11
Name ________________
The Scarlet Letter: Anticipatory Guide
Directions: Identify whether you agree (A), disagree (D), or are unsure (U) of each of the
following statements. Provide at least 2 sentences to explain your response for full credit.
1. ____ Society still treats women who have children out of wedlock as outcasts.
Reason:
2. _____ Some people who are incredibly religious can actually be cruel to those they
believe to be sinners.
Reason:
3. _____ Men and women are often judged by different standards of behavior; for example,
a woman can get away with what a man cannot and vice versa.
Reason:
4. _____ Children are often judged by the behavior of their parents, siblings, or other family
members.
Reason:
5. _____ People behave differently when they are around different types of people or
locations.
Reason:
6. _____ Public humiliation can be the worst form of punishment; being embarrassed in
front of your peers is far worse than any other type of punishment.
Reason:
7. _____ If you do one thing wrong, often times that thing will follow you for years to come.
Reason:
8. _____ Although there is a statement that reads, “you can’t tell a book by its cover,” you
can make decisions about a person based on his or her physical appearance
Reason:
9. _____ Small towns tend to be more judgmental and less open minded than larger cities.
Reason:
10. _____ Revenge is never worth it; it only causes more problems in the long run.
Reason:
Introductory Notes for The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
1. Nathaniel Hawthorne ______-__________
• Spent most of his life in ___________ and ________________
• Changed the spelling of his last name to avoid association with Judge
______________
• Published over ______ short stories, novels, and non-fiction pieces
• Worked in the _____________________ from 1839-1849
• Claimed to find the actual ___________________ and its story in the
attic of the Custom House…he edited the story and re-told it as a
fictionalized version
2. Historical Context
• Puritan society: strict ______________ and ___________________
• Religion was the law: no separation of ___________ and
_____________
• The novel is set 50 years before the
_______________________________
• Written as a ____________ and ____________ against the Puritan
society
3. Literary Information
• Style: Romantic/Gothic
Detailed _____________, old ___________, long sentences
• Point of View: Omniscient
All knowing, describing events __________ they took place, focuses on
________________ per chapter
• Conflicts: Internal and External
Woman vs. ____________, Man vs. _____________
• Plot:
__________________ and one woman’s story of survival, perseverance,
and strength
• Literary Devices:
Foreshadowing and Symbolism
4. Themes
• The Power of Love
If love is true, no ________________ can prevent it
• Alienation
To shun someone or force them to be an______________
• Appearance vs. Reality
People and situations are ______________ what they appear to be
• Breaking Society’s Rules
What happens to those who ___________________ of expected
behavior in society?
5. Symbols
 “A”
o _______________/___________________
o This symbol changes meaning by the end of the novel
 Colors
o __________: Puritans, gloom, death, hidden
o __________: Sin, passion
 Light/Darkness
o Light: ___________________
o Darkness: ___________ & concealment
 Forest
o __________, natural world, natural laws, not ______________
laws
 Pearl
o Child, but symbolizes unsolved mystery and a reminder of
_________
HELA 11
Name:_______________________
The Scarlet Letter Study Guide Questions
Chapter I: The Prison Door
1.
Describe the group that assembles before the prison. How are they dressed?
2.
Read the footnote on Johnson’s lot. What structures inhabit this property, and why is it significant?
3.
What is the one glimmer of loveliness on this land?
4.
Who is Ann Hutchinson? What might she have to do with the themes of the novel?
Chapter II: The Market-Place
1.
Describe the behavior of the crowd. Who seems to be the most vicious members?
2.
In what ways do the women believe Hester should be punished?
3.
Why does the infant flinch when brought into sunlight?
4.
Describe Hester’s appearance. What part of her appearance angers the women in the crowd? Why?
5.
In what ways is Hester punished?
6.
Why doesn’t the crowd mock Hester? What does that tell us about the Puritan people?
7.
How does Hester endure her shame? Who is the ‘misshapen scholar’ that enters her thoughts?
Chapter III: The Recognition
1.
Describe the man who catches Hester’s attention. Where has the reader previously been introduced to him?
2.
What happens when this stranger looks at Hester?
3.
What does the townsman tell the stranger regarding Hester’s crime? Why has her sentence been “lenient”?
4.
What do the people of the town want Hester to admit?
5.
Describe Dimmesdale. What does he encourage Hester to do?
6.
Does Hester answer the question posed by Dimmesdale? What is her reasoning for this?
Chapter IV: The Interview
1.
Why was the physician sent to ten to Hester and her child? What is his name?
2.
Why is Hester afraid to take medicine for either herself or her child? How does Chillingworth refute this fear?
3.
What is Chillingworth’s relation to Hester? Why doesn’t he blame her for what she has done?
4.
What does Chillingworth want from Hester? What does he maker her promise?
Chapter V: Hester at her Needle
1.
Why was Hester’s walk from the prison even more difficult than her hours upon the scaffold?
2.
To what places could Hester flee? What are her reasons for staying in Massachusetts?
3.
Where do Hester and her daughter live?
4.
How does Hester spend her time and support herself? What types of people purchase what she has made?
Why is this ironic?
5.
In what way does Hester demonstrate a charitable nature? How to the townspeople react to her charity?
6.
Explain how the following people respond to Hester:
The townspeople:
The children:
Newcomers:
7.
What has the letter taught Hester about the other inhabitants of the town?
8.
What legend surrounds the symbol of the scarlet letter?
Chapter VI: Pearl
1.
Why is Hester so afraid for the well-being of her daughter Pearl?
2.
Desribe Pearl’s appearance.
3.
How do many of the Puritans discipline their children? How is Hester different?
4.
How does Pearl feel about the other children of the town? Why?
5.
To what part of Hester’s appearance did Pearl first respond? How does this affect Hester?
6.
In what way does Pearl seem to be something other than human? What does she say about her relationship
with God?
Chapter VII: The Governor’s Hall
1.
For what reasons do the colonists want to take Pearl from Hester?
2.
In what way does Pearl appear to embody the symbol of the scarlet letter?
3.
How does the outside of Governor Bellingham’s home appear to contradict his nature?
4.
Describe the décor of the hall of the governor.
5.
What happens when Hester’s appearance is reflected in the armor?
6.
Which part of the garden appeals most to Pearl?
Chapter VIII: The Elf-Child and the Minister
1.
Which gentlemen come out with Governor Bellingham?
2.
What do the gentlemen think of Pearl’s attire? Why is the color red significant to them?
3.
Why does Hester claim that she should be allowed to keep Pearl?
4.
What does Wilson ask Pearl, what is her response, and how do the gentlemen react to such a response?
5.
To whom does Hester plead? How does this man stand up for her?
6.
How have both Chillingworth and Dimmesdale changed throughout the past few years? For what reason
does Chillingworth want to examine Pearl?
7.
What does Mistress Hibbins call out to Hester? In what way does Hester’s refusal of her invitation relate to
Dimmesdale’s arguments?
Chapter IX: The Leech
1.
Why has Roger Chillingworth concealed his real name?
2.
In what way has Chillingworth introduced himself to the town?
3.
How has Dimmesdale’s health been deteriorating? What do the people of Boston believe to be the cause of
this?
4.
In what way do some believe that Chillingworth has been sent by God for Dimmesdale?
5.
Describe the relationship that has developed between these tow men. Where do they live?
6.
Why do some members of the community disapprove of Chillingworth? What rumors have circulated
regarding his past?
Chapter X: The Leech and his Patient
1.
What urge compels Chillingworth to continue to examine Dimmesdale?
2.
About what do Chillingworth and Dimmesdale disagree regarding the human heart? Why does Dimmesdale
believe that many carry secrets until their death?
3.
What irreverent behavior does Pearl display in the church yard? What does she say regarding Dimmesdale?
4.
What does Chillingworth say that upsets Dimmesdale?
5.
What do you think causes Chillingworth to be moved by such joy?
Chapter XI: The Interior of a Heart
1.
How has Chillingworth changed his outlook towards Dimmesdale?
2.
For what reason do so many people respect and adore Dimmesdale more than other clergymen?
3.
What does Dimmesdale admit to his parishioners? Why, in a way, does this make him even more guilty?
4.
How does Dimmesdale punish himself for his sin?
Chapter XII: The Minister’s Vigil
1.
Wehre does Dimmesdale go to spend the night? What is the purpose of this excursion?
2.
Who awakens at the sound of Dimmesdeale’s shriek? Who else almost sees him?
3.
From where do Hester and Pearl come? Why does Pearl claim that Dimmesdale’s penance is insufficient?
4.
What “meteoric appearance” occurs? What is the Puritan belief regarding such an occurrence?
5.
What terrifies Dimmesdale regarding Chillingworth?
6.
What interpretation does the sexton make regarding Dimmesdale’s glove? About the meteoric appearance?
Chapter XIII: Another View of Hester
1.
What is shocking to Hester regarding Dimmesdale? Why does she feel beholden to him?
2.
How has Hester changed? What is the current view regarding the meaning of the scarlet letter?
3.
Describe Hester’s physical change. What has caused this change?
4.
What does Hawthorne mean when he claims “the scarlet letter had not done its office”?
5.
What new goal inspires Hester?
Chapter XIV: Hester and the Physician
1.
What is Chillingworth’s comment regarding the scarlet letter? What is Hester’s response?
2.
How has Chillingworth been transformed physically? What request does Hester make of him?
3.
Why does Chillingworth blame Dimmesdale for his decay? How have these two men affected one another?
4.
Why doe Hester claim that she will no longer keep Chillingworth’s secrets?
Chapter XV: Hester and Pearl
1.
What emotion does Hester feel towards Chillingworth? What does she believe will happen to the very
ground that he touches?
2.
How has Pearl been occupying herself during Hester and Chillingworth’s conversation? How does she adorn
herself?
3.
What does Hester ask her daughter? In what way has she begun to view Pearl differently?
4.
Why does Hester lie to Pearl? How does Pearl torment her mother?
Chapter XVI: A Forest Walk
1.
Describe the forest. Why might this imagery be significant?
2.
How is Pearl different from most other children?
3.
About whom does Pearl ask? What rumors regarding this being has she heard?
4.
How is Pearl like the stream in the forest?
5.
Desribe Dimmesdale’s appearance. How is it different from that of this appearance within the view of the
public?
Chapter XVII: The Pastor and his Parishoner
1.
Describe the reunion between Hester and Dimmesdale.
2.
Explain Dimmesdale’s misery. Why doesn’t the good he has done for others comfort him?
3.
Why does Hester blame herself for Dimmesdale’s anguish?
4.
Why is Dimmesdale’s anger more than Hester can bear? For what reason doe he become so enraged?
5.
How does Hester suggest that Dimmesdale escape the evil of Chillingworth? How does he respond to this
suggestion?
Chapter XVIII: A Flood of Sunshine
1.
What offer has Hester made to Dimmesdale?
2.
How have Hester and Dimmesdale’s lives been different up to this point? How would leaving affect him?
3.
What decision does he make? How does this instantly change him?
4.
Describe Hester’s transformation as she flings away the scarlet letter.
5.
How does nature respond to their admission? Why does this occur?
6.
How is Pearl different in the forest than she is in the cottage? Why?
Chapter XIX: The Child at the Brook-Side
1.
What used to worry Dimmesdale regarding the appearance of Pearl? Of what is Pearl now a symbol?
2.
How has the relationship now changed between Hester and Pearl?
3.
Describe Pearl’s temper tantrum. To what is she reacting?
4.
How does Hester mollify her daughter? How does this change her as a result?
5.
Describe Pearl’s behavior towards Dimmesdale.
Chapter XX: The Minister in a Maze
1.
To where do Hester and Dimmesdale plan to escape? Why would this be the select option?
2.
When do Hester and Dimmesdale plan on leaving? What will Dimmesdale then be able to do before he
leaves? What does this tell up about the type of person that he is?
3.
Describe the change in Dimmesdale that occurred due to his visit to the forest. How has his view of the
village changed as well?
4.
Describe some of the ‘sinful’ things that Dimmesdale is tempted to do during his walk through the village.
5.
What does Mistress Hibbins notice about Dimmesdale? How does he explain his presence in the forest?
6.
What does Dimmesdale do that shows Chillingworth that he no longer trusts him?
Chapter XXI: The New England Holiday
1.
Why does Hester blend into the crowd? Why does she feel a sense of pride when wearing the scarlet letter
on this particular day?
2.
What astute comment does Pearl make regarding the behavior of Arthur Dimmesdale?
3.
What is the occasion on this day? Despite such a joyous occasion, what is the overall behavior of the
Puritan people? Considering their heritage, why is this ironic?
4.
What was a celebration like in Elizabethan England?
5.
What “sparks of color” were found within this crowd? What type of person seemed exempt from Puritan law?
Why?
6.
With whom does Chillingworth enter? What new does this man have for Hester?
Chapter XXII: The Procession
1.
Describe the types of people who participated in the procession. In what type of order were they ranked?
2.
During this time period, what did one need in order to be a prominent or successful member of the
community?
3.
What has changed about Dimmesdale as he processes? For what reason does this sadden Hester?
4.
What does Hester mean when she says “We must not always talk in the market-place of what happens to us
in the forest”? How does this sentiment relate to the events of the novel?
5.
What does Mistress Hibbins say to Hester and Pearl? How does this damage her relationship with the
community?
6.
Desribe Dimmesdale’s voice as he conducts his sermon. What emotion can be detected within it?
7.
Why is the mariner especially enchanted with Pearl? What message does he give her?
8.
Why has a new level of attention been brought to the scarlet letter? Why is this ironic?
Chapter XXIII: The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter
1.
What is the basis of Reverend Dimmesdale’s sermon? What do the people of the town realize, however?
2.
How does the crowd respond to the sermon? After the sermon is complete, what change occurs within
Dimmesdale?
3.
Why does Dimmesdale reach for Hester and Pearl? Why does Chillingworth try to prevent him from doing
so?
4.
Where does Dimmesdale speak his final words? Why is this location significant?
5.
What does Dimmesdale tell the people? Why is Chillingworth so infuriated by this confession?
6.
For what reason does Pearl decide to kiss Dimmesdale? How will this kiss change her?
7.
Dimmesdale dies feeling very grateful for the pain he has endured. Why is he gland to have gone through
such suffering?
Chapter XXIV: Conclusion
1.
What are a few reasons that people believe that Dimmesdale was marked with the impression of the scarlet
letter?
2.
Why did some people deny the presence of Dimmesdale’s letter? What do they believe his dying words
signified?
3.
What cause Chillingworth to literally wither away following Dimmesdale’s death? What does Hawthorne say
regarding the relationship between love and hate?
4.
What does Pearl inherit? What then happens to both Pearl and Hester?
5.
What is believed to have happened to Pearl? What pieces of evidence support this notion?
6.
How does Hester spend the remainder of her life? Why does she put the scarlet letter back on?
7.
Where is Hester buried? What word are imprinted with her?
Essential Questions for Discussion:
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Why does an author allow readers to make their own educated guesses and conclusions?
How does an author create suspense and interest by allowing readers to make inferences and conclusions?
What is the psychological effect of guilt on the human heart?
Is it better to reveal a painful secret or keep it to oneself?
What is more important, love and individuality, or reputation and societal norms?
Name:____________________________Chapter:_______
The Scarlet Letter Storyboard Rubric
CATEGORY 4
3
2
1
Title
Chapter number AND
title are present and can
be read clearly from 6
feet away.
Chapter number AND
title are present but
cannot clearly be read
from 6 feet away.
Chapter number OR title
is present. Either the title
or chapter number are
missing. Existing title can
clearly be read from 6
feet away.
Chapter number
OR title is present.
Either the title or
chapter number are
missing. Existing
title cannot be read
clearly from 6 feet
away.
Layout &
Design
Storyboard is on an
8x11 sheet and design
is accurately scaled to
fill these dimensions.
Storyboard is on an
8x11 sheet and design
is mostly scaled to fill
these dimensions.
Storyboard is on an 8x11
sheet. The design fills
half of the required
dimensions.
Storyboard is on an
8x11 sheet. The
design fills less
than half of the
required
dimensions.
Graphics Clarity
All graphics are in color
(printed or hand
colored). Graphics are
all in focus and the
content easily viewed
and identified.
Most graphics are in
color (printed or hand
colored). Graphics are
all in focus and the
content easily viewed
and identified.
Most graphics are in
Many graphics are
focus and the content is not clear or are too
easily viewed and
small.
identified from 4 ft. away.
Graphics Relevance
Graphics include all
required chapter
information: key
characters, setting and
main event in the
chapter. All borrowed
graphics have a source
citation.
Graphics include most
of the required chapter
information: key
characters, setting and
main event in the
chapter. All borrowed
graphics have a source
citation.
Graphics include half of
the required chapter
information: key
characters, setting and
main event in the chapter.
All borrowed graphics
have a source citation.
Graphics include
less than half of the
required chapter
information: key
characters, setting
and main event in
the chapter. All
borrowed graphics
have a source
citation.
Visuals &
Quotations
The poster addresses all
required literary
elements using visuals
and quotations: theme,
tone, characterization,
setting and literary
devices (irony,
symbolism,
foreshadowing, etc.).
The poster addresses
most of the required
literary elements using
visuals and quotations.
The poster addresses half
of the required literary
elements using visuals
and quotations.
The poster
addresses less than
half of the required
literary elements
using visuals and
quotations.
Labels/Anno All required elements
tations
on the storyboard are
clearly
labeled/annotated in a
manner that is easily
understood.
Most required
elements on the
storyboard are clearly
labeled/annotated in a
manner that is easily
understood.
Half of the required
elements on the
storyboard are clearly
labeled/annotated in a
manner that is easily
understood.
Less than half of
the required
elements on the
storyboard are
clearly
labeled/annotated in
a manner that is
easily understood.
Chapter
Summary
Chapter summary is
between 5-7 sentences
and is on the back of
the storyboard.
Chapter summary is
between 5-7 sentences
but is not placed on the
back of the storyboard.
Chapter summary is
shorter or longer than the
required length and is on
the back of the
storyboard.
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shorter or longer
than the required
length and is not on
the back of the
storyboard.
Grammar
There are no
grammatical mistakes
on the poster.
There is 1 grammatical There are 2 grammatical
mistake on the poster. mistakes on the poster.
There are more than
2 grammatical
mistakes on the
poster.
Student explains most
content thoroughly,
including reading the
chapter summary.
Student can accurately
answer most questions
related to facts in the
poster.
Student explains
less than half of the
required content
thoroughly. Student
attempts to answer
some of the
questions related to
facts in the poster;
some inaccuracies
may be present.
Presentation Student explains all
content thoroughly,
including reading the
chapter summary.
Student can accurately
answer all questions
related to facts in the
poster.
Student explains half of
the content thoroughly.
Student can accurately
answer some of the
questions related to facts
in the poster; some
inaccuracies may be
present.
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Name:
ELA 11
Due Date:
Puritan Reaction Assignment
For this assignment you are to choose any television show to watch in the
next few days. While you watch this show, you will take on the perspective of
a Puritan. After watching the show, you will write a three paragraph paper
evaluating that television show from the perspective of a Puritan. You will be
graded using the Keystone Persuasive & Conventions Rubrics. Include the
following information in each paragraph:
Paragraph 1
 Identify the name of the show and summarize the basic plot
 Determine if you approve or disapprove of the show. Take a stand,
and remember—you are a Puritan!
Paragraph 2
 Topic sentence: Give an overall statement about why the television
show is acceptable or unacceptable
 State three reasons that the television show is acceptable or
unacceptable
 Give at least one specific example from the show for each of your
three reasons
Paragraph 3
 Summarize your overall impression of the show
 Recommend whether or not other Puritans should watch your
particular television show
Appearance vs. Reality in The Scarlet Letter
Hawthorne emphasizes this theme through his characterizations as well as the plot.
Hester, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Pearl’s physical appearance are contrasted with
their internal nature, and alternately, used as an expression of their inner nature. In order
to analyze how Hawthorne portrays this theme in his characterization, you will be
creating a character mask for one of the four main characters.
1. Choose a main character: Hester, Dimmesdale, Pearl or Chillingworth
2. Select a quote that describe your character’s physical appearance. Make sure to put
quotation marks around your passage and to cite the page number in MLA format.
Example: “…a deformed old figure, with a face that haunted men’s memories longer
than they liked” (158).
3. Select a quote that describe your character’s nature (his/her beliefs, attitude,
motivations, etc…). Use the same citation format detailed above.
4. Your two quotes should come from the same section of the text to reflect the
character’s development at that point in the plot (choose from: ch. 1-5; ch. 6-10; OR ch.
11-15).
5. Draw a mask for your character. Label one side “Appearance” and the other side
“Reality”. Place your quotation from step 2 into the appearance side and the quotation
from step 3 into the reality side of the mask.
6. Draw a representation of this character as they appear to society on one side, and their
true nature on the other side. You can make this look like an actual face, use symbolism
to fill in the mask or draw key scenes or even make it conceptual.
7. Note: You are not being graded on artistic talent. You are, however, being graded on the
professional presentation (appearance) of your mask. It should be neat, colored in and
cut out before submission.
8. Write your name on the back of the mask. Write the character’s name on the front
clearly.
9. We will be making a bulletin board of these masks, so if you do not finish during this
class today, finish it for homework.
Rubric is on the reverse page 
The Scarlet Letter: Appearance vs. Reality Character Mask
CATEGORY 4
3
2
1
0
Textual Evidence Relevant quotations
from the text regarding
BOTH the character\'s
appearance to society
AND the reality of their
inner nature are included
on the front of the mask.
Quotations are clearly
linked to the theme.
Quotations from the
text regarding BOTH
the character\'s
appearance to society
AND the reality of
their inner nature are
included on the front
of the mask. Quote
selections do not
contain enough
context for the
viewer to make a
clear connection
independently.
One quotation is
present and clearly
links back to the
theme. One quotation
is absent or
demonstrates a
misunderstanding of
the topic or does not
include enough
context to link
clearly back to the
theme.
Both quotations is
demonstrate a
misunderstanding of
the topic or do not
include enough
context to link
clearly back to the
theme.
Quotations are not
included on the front
of the mask.
Visual
Representation
The masks visuals
accurately and
thoroughly represent
BOTH the character\'s
appearance to society
AND the reality of their
inner nature as
supported by the text.
The masks visuals
represent aspects of
both the character\'s
appearance to society
AND the reality of
their inner nature.
Some
misinterpretations of
the text may be
present.
The masks visuals
represent minimal
aspects of both the
character\'s
appearance to society
AND the reality of
their inner nature.
Multiple
misinterpretations of
the text may be
present.
The masks visuals
represent either the
character\'s
appearance to society
OR the reality of
their inner nature.
One aspect is not
represented.
The mask does not
include visuals that
relate to the
characters societal
appearance or the
reality of their inner
nature as supported
by the text.
Professionalism
The quality of the final
product reflects
professionalism and
quality of detail:
Character\'s name is
clearly labelled or
attached to the mask;
mask is cut out and
colored in fully.
Quotations are neat and
able to be clearly read
from 3 feet away.
The quality of the
final product mostly
reflects
professionalism and
quality of detail: one
aspect of the design
elements is absent.
The quality of the
final product
somewhat reflects
professionalism and
quality of detail: two
aspects of the design
elements are absent.
The quality of the
final product reflects
minor attention to
professionalism:
Three aspects of the
design elements are
absent.
The quality of the
final product reflects
a lack of attention to
professionalism:
Four aspects of the
design elements are
absent.
Score: _______/12 x 4 ____/48
Critical Comparison:
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Literary
Element
Author’s
Purpose
Themes
Symbolism
The Scarlet Letter
Both
The Crucible
Literary
The Scarlet Letter
Element
Characteriz
ation of
Women
Characteriz
ation of
Men
Portrayal of
time period
Both
The Crucible