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Chapter 1: The Prison-Door: The first chapter in the ScarletLetter the setting is Boston in the 17th century in front ofthe prison. The prison was plain colored and thesurroundings were very ordinary except for the rosebush thatis outside of the prison. All the Puritans dressed in drab,Chapter 2: The Market Place: Outside of the Prison the uglypuritan women discuss the adultery of Hester Prynne. Hesteris the beautiful woman wearing a bright A on her bosom. Shecarries her baby (Pearl) in her arms. While standing on thescaffold she has flash backs of her old life, and thechildhood school days, and her mother and father, also theChapter 3: The Recognition: While standing upon the Scaffoldshe recognizes a small disformed "native" man in thebackground. While no one in the rest of the town knows himHester is in shock that he is here. The man (RogerChillingworth) asks why this woman is standing on thescaffold and what she did to get there. He learns of hercrime (adultery) and her punishment to stand on the scaffoldfor three hours and to wear the letter A on her chest forthe rest of her life. Chillingworth also learns that she
Hester still wont identify thereal Chillingworth. He releases Hester froom her vow of silence. Driven by his revenge,after Dimmesdale's death, he no longer had a reason forexisting. The next morning during the sermon thesexton returns the Ministers glove found on the scaffold. Chapter 17: The Pastor and His Parishioner: As Dimmesdalewalks in the wilderness returning from a visit with ApostleEliot, he hears Hester's voice and is surprised she isthere. Instead of having imaginaryfriends she only has imaginary enemies. Later on Chillingworth sees Dimmesdale asleep in achair. Dimmesdale promises Pearl he will standthere with them on "the great judgment day". " Hester realizing she still loves Dimmesdalebegs for his forgiveness for her silence. What he sees excites him very very much!Chapter 11: The Interior of a Heart: Now that Chillingworthknows the secret if Dimmesdale and Hester, he begins totorture the Minister. Hester refuses the invation saying that she has to lookafter Pearl and that if Pearl would of gotten taken awayfrom her, than she would of. Dimmesdale doesn't know thatChillingworth has motives, but he still starts to fear him. He then forgives Chillingworth andasks Pearl to kiss him.
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