Study Guide for "The Scarlet Letter": Chapters 20-24

             1. vicissitude: This means to have a change in life. The vicissitude
             affected her so greatly; she could not proceed to press on any longer.
             2. uncouth: This means to have a poor behavior. He acted with an uncouth
             3. obeisance: This means the opposite of uncouth. The people treated
             4. gratuitous: This means something is done for a stupid reason. Amelia
             bought the diamond necklace gratuitously.
             5. pathos: An attribute of someone that makes them have pity for someone
             else. Karmin looked at poor Alex sitting there all alone, and pathos filled
             6. indefatigable: This means your are not tired whatsoever. I feel
             7. apotheosized: This means to idolize something. The pastor absolutely
             8. forebode: This means to predict something. My dad forebodes Romney will
             9. consummation: This means when something is finally complete. My
             homework is all done; I feel consummation.
             10. gules: This is the color red. My gules dress is my favorite thing to
             1. Dimmesdale believes he has sold his soul to the devil because of all of
             his misfortunes. The two examples are when he sees the elder of his church,
             2. Dimmesdale is starting to fall for temptation. He is being temped
             because he's finally breaking, because of his secret sin. He feels that
             he's at his very last point mentally, and emotionally.
             3. Hester and Dimmesdale decide to go to Europe.
             1. Hawthorne wants us to understand the townspeople, their leaders, can be
             very judgmental, but they also have a soft spot.
             2. Pearl is puzzled at Dimmesdale's behavior, because he will acknowledge
             and play with them in private, but not in public.
             1. The procession was a town parade. It was a bunch of solders & town
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