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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne AP English Literature and Composition Jackson

Nathaniel Hawthorne ( ) Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts His great grandfather was a judge in the 1692 Salem witch trials, responsible for the deaths of several accused witches Committed his life to writing

Boston, Mid 1600s Puritan beliefs Left England believing the church was influenced too much by the crown Rejected the idea that divine authority was channeled through a single person, like a pope Each individual could receive spiritual enlightenment directly from the Bible

Boston, Mid-1600s Puritans had little personal freedom Laws prohibited everything from swearing to excessive decoration on women’s caps to murder Those considered sinners were published publicly and harshly as an example to others in order to shame the guilty party

Salem Witch Trials

Due to several false accusations, individuals were believed to be witches, leading to a witch hunt, leaving at least twenty dead 19 hanged 1 pressed to death

The Scarlet Letter Considered to be a “romance” Concerned with “internal truths” or “truths of the human heart” Use of imagination rather than realistic representations Embellishes relationship between human and nature

The Scarlet Letter The novel refers to adultery adultery - “voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband” – Merriam Webster’s Online Dictionary

Punishment – Questions to Consider How does our society punish people who break the law? What is shame? What role does it play in the punishment of criminals in our society? Is adultery a crime?