Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter" was published in 1850 and when it was first released it did not do well. ... Although Hawthorne wrote many novels, none of them were as successful as "The Scarlet Letter". ... The scaffold is a place in the Scarlet Letter in which Puritan punishment takes its course, through the scorn that the townspeople provide to the victim on the pillory. ... This quote emphasizes a harsh and unforgiving punishment of the scaffold and Puritan punishment in society. ... In conclusion, the forest and the scaffold were two main settings in th...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Throughout the novel Dimmesdale becomes increasingly hurt, as he bears his own scarlet letter within his heart. ... In this quote the author is telling how Dimmesdale after seven years has become able to declare his love for Hester. ... This sermon is like a slap on the face to the Puritans by showing their unbeknownst hypocrisy where they shuddered at Hester's scarlet letter yet, Dimmesdale's letter received no recognition. ... When the townsfolk claim to have seen a scarlet letter imprinted on the chest of Dimmesdale (pg 176). The narrator isn't saying that there was a letter ...

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• Grade Level: High School