Unit 4 Nathaniel Hawthorne Author Study 1 edifice A throng of bearded men was assembled in front of a wooden edifice the door of which was heavily timbered with oak and studded with iron spikes Hawthorne 43 ID: 365551
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Vocabulary in Context
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1. edifice
“A throng of bearded men . . . was assembled in front of a wooden
edifice
, the door of which was heavily timbered with oak, and studded with iron spikes” (Hawthorne 43).Ch. 1
a large, usually impressive building
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2. congenial
“Before this ugly edifice, and between it and the wheel-track of the street, was a grass plot, much overgrown. . . which evidently found something
congenial
in the soil that had so early borne the black flower of a civilized society, a prison” (Hawthorne 43).
Ch. 1
pleasant, friendly
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3. physiognomies
“Amongst any other population, or at a later period in the history of New England, the grim rigidity that petrified the bearded
physiognomies
of these good people would have augured some awful business at hand” (Hawthorne 45).
Ch. 2
the facial features held to show qualities of mind or character by their arrangement or expression
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4. scourged
“It might be that a sluggish bond-servant, or an undutiful child, whom his parents had given over to the civil authority, was to be
scourged
out of the town…” (Hawthorne 45).Ch. 2
to subject to severe criticism
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5. impropriety
“The age had not so much refinement, that any sense of
impropriety
restrained the wearers of petticoat and farthingale from stepping forth into the public ways…” (Hawthorne 46).Ch. 2
the quality or state of being improper
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6. brazen
“”She hath good skill at her needle, that’s certain,’ remarked one of the female spectators; ‘but did ever a woman, before this
brazen
hussy, contrive such a way of showing it!” (Hawthorne 49).Ch. 2
marked by contemptuous boldness
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7. ignominy
“Those who had before known her…were astonished, and even startled, to perceive how her beauty shone out, and made a halo of the misfortune and
ignominy
in which she was enveloped” (Hawthorne 49).Ch. 2
disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality, or action
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8. countenance
“There she beheld another
countenance
, of a man well stricken with years…” (Hawthorne 53-54).Ch. 2
look; expression of facial features
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9. sojourn
“Truly, friend, and methinks it must gladden your heart, after your troubles and
sojourn
in the wilderness” (Hawthorne 56).Ch. 3
a temporary stay
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10. fervor
“His eloquence and religious
fervor
had already given the earnest of high eminence in his profession” (Hawthorne 61).Ch. 3
Intensity of feeling
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11. paramour
“Thou hast kept the secret of thy
paramour
. Keep, likewise, mine!” (Hawthorne 70).Ch. 4
an illicit lover
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12. assimilate
“…and having also the passes of the dark, inscrutable forest open to her, where the wildness of her nature might
assimilate
itself with a people whose customs and life were alien from the law that had condemned her…” (Hawthorne 73).
Ch. 5
to absorb into the cultural tradition of a population or group
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13. amenable
“The child could not be made
amenable
to rules” (Hawthorne 83).Ch. 6
agreeable
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Ch. 6 Writing Assignment
In the same way you characterized Hester Prynne by analyzing her actions, thoughts, words, and appearance,
characterize her daughter, Pearl, based on what you learn in Ch. 6.
Include the opinions others have about this “sin-born” child as well as your opinion of Pearl.
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14. albeit
“this badge hath taught me,-- it daily teaches me,-- it is teaching me at this moment,-- lessons whereof my child may be the wiser and better,
albeit
they can profit nothing to myself” (Hawthorne 102-103).Ch. 8
although or even if
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15. pious
“Now Pearl knew well enough who made her; for Hester Prynne, the daughter of a
pious
home, very soon after her talk with the child about her Heavenly Father, had begun to inform her of those truths…” (Hawthorne 103).
Ch. 8
religious devotion
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16. sagacity
“A man burdened with a secret should especially avoid the intimacy of his physician. If the latter possess native
sagacity
, and a nameless something more,--let us call it intuition;…then, at some inevitable moment, will the soul of the sufferer be dissolved…” (Hawthorne 115).
Ch. 9
the quality of having keen judgment and intelligence
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17. solace
“Why should not the guilty ones sooner avail themselves of this unutterable
solace
?” (Hawthorne 123).Ch. 10
comfort in a time of distress
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18. imp
“I saw her, the other day, bespatter the Governor himself with water…Is the
imp
altogether evil?” (Hawthorne 125)Ch. 10
a small demon
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19. mirth
“The child probably overheard their voices; for, looking up to the window, with a bright, but naughty smile of
mirth
and intelligence, she threw one of the prickly burrs at the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale
” (Hawthorne 125).Ch. 10
gladness or amusement as shown by laughter
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20. expiation
“And thus, while standing on the scaffold, in this vain show of
expiation
, Mr. Dimmesdale was overcome with a great horror of mind, as if the universe were gazing at a scarlet token on his naked breast…” (Hawthorne 138).
Ch. 12
to atone for; to make amends for
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Quiz:
Chapter 11 - “The Interior of a Heart”
In what ways is
Chillingworth
torturing Dimmesdale?
How does
Dimmesdale’s
suffering make him more popular with his congregation?
How does
Dimmesdale
punish himself for his sin? (Three self-inflicted punishments)Slide24
21. retribution
“Forgive, and leave his further
retribution
to the power that claims it!” (Hawthorne 162).Ch. 14
punishment given in return for some wrong committed; judgment
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22. petulant
“Heretofore, the mother, while loving her child with the intensity of a sole affection, had schooled herself to hope for little other return than the waywardness of an April breeze….
petulant
in its best of moods, and chills oftener than caresses you…” (Hawthorne 168).
Ch. 15
rude in speech or behavior
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23. enigma
“Pearl’s inevitable tendency to hover about the
enigma
of the scarlet letter seemed an innate quality of her being” (Hawthorne 169).Ch. 15
something hard to understand or explain: mystery
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24. propensity
“Hester had often fancied that Providence had a design of justice and retribution, in endowing the child with this marked
propensity
…” (Hawthorne 169).Ch. 15
an intense and often urgent natural inclination
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25. heathen and 26. subjugated
“Such was the sympathy of Nature– that wild,
heathen
Nature of the forest, never subjugated
by human law, nor illumined by higher truth…” (Hawthorne 192).Ch. 18
an irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened person
to bring under dominion; to conquer
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Journal: “Adulterer” to “Able”
Explain
Hester’s transformation over the seven years of her punishment. How have perceptions of Hester changed? How has Hester altered herself? Refer directly to the text.
Analyze
why these changes have been made, both in the townspeople’s opinions of Hester and in Hester’s own behaviors. What has motivated these changes to happen?
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27. scruple
“They transgressed, without fear or
scruple
, the rules of behaviour that were binding on all others…” (Hawthorne 219).
Ch. 21a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality of an action
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28. surmise and 29. stigma
“The sainted minister in the church! The woman of the scarlet letter in the market-place! What imagination would have been irreverent enough to
surmise
that the same scorching stigma
was on them both?” (Hawthorne 232).Ch. 22
to imagine or infer
a mark of shame or discredit: stain
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30. recluse
“But, through the remainder of Hester’s life, there were indications that the
recluse
of the scarlet letter was the object of love and interest with some inhabitant of another land” (Hawthorne 246).Ch. 24
a person withdrawn from society
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