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The Scarlet Letter
Chapter One

Character List:
Mistress Hibbins: a witch, who was bitter-tempered
Group of women: harshly discuss and criticize Hester Prynne and her sin
Hester Prynne: wears a fantastically flourished gold and red letter “A” (the ScarletLetter); tall with dark hair, very pretty and lady-like, prideful and strong; has a baby Reverend Master Dimmesdale: a godly pastor
Magistrate: contains governor, counselors, a judge, a general, and ministers; decided Hester’s punishment

Chapter Summary:
 
The citizens of Boston have gathered outside the prison-door. The structure is just twenty years old, there is a gloomy and old-fashioned look. A good-looking wild rose-bush is at the entrance of the prison. The narrator views the bush as a reminder of Nature’s kindness to the accused.
 
Quotation Significance:
 
“It [rose-bush] may serve, let us hope, to symbolize some sweet moral blossom, that may be found along the track, or relieve the......

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Approximate Pages: 25 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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