Chapter 4

In chapter 4, Chillingworth gets into Hester's cell by pretending to be a doctor. Hester realizes who he is and is compelled to shudder in his presence. Chillingsworth gave Hester the guilt trip by saying that he was not goot enough for her and calling himself a 'misshapen soul.' This lead Hester to say, 'I have greatly wronged thee.' Chillingworth was trying to persuade Hester to tell him who is the father of the child. However, she was strnog in her thought, and refused to tell him. I believe she did this in an attempt to save Dimmesdale from the wrath of Chillingsworth. Chillingsworth then asks her not to reveal his identity. This is because he is ashamed of his wife, and is filled with hate and revenge.

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 is an influential chapter, in that it introduces Roger Chillingsworth and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale as characters. Chillingsworth is Hester's husband that has finally returned from europe, to meet his wife being publicly shamed. I think that Chillingsworth was also ashamed of the event, because he told the stranger in the crowd that Hester's husband must have bin foolish for thinking he could keep a young woman happy. Roger Chillingsworth seemed very interested in learning about Hester. This is because he realised the way he neglected her, and he now regrets all the awful things he has done to her.

TSL Chapter 2- Publicly Shamed!

Chapter 2 of 'The Scarlet Letter' introduces a young woman named Hester Prynne. Hester emerges from the iron studded prison doors into a crowd of harsh, jeering people. Hester has a baby in her arm. The line ""Mercy on us, goodwife," is there no virtue in woman," leads me to believe that Hester has had an affair and has born an illegitimate child. This was seen as an unforgivable sin in those days, and this would be a logical reason for she was being humiliated. When the beadle called upon Hester, she visualizes her early life in her mind.She remembered marrying and older man, and following him to Europe. The image of her marriage is a clear-cut symbol in this chapter. This shows us that for some reason they have separated, and she is now undergoing sever humiliation for committing adultery.

The Scarlet Letter - Chapter 1

As an introductory paragraph to a famed book, this chapter seemed surprisingly boring. Not many activities and actions took place. However, I think this chapter did an adequate job of pointing out a major theme, the prison door. A crowd of somber-looking people congregate outside a large, secure prison. The door of the prison is said to have iron studs, which leads me to believe that the prison was made for excessively dangerous criminals. I believe this prison will be a major theme throughout the book, because it can symbolizes a lack of freedom, which can possible be the reason for the writing of a letter.