Nathaniel Hawthorne

a cura di I. Bruschi
 
 Set in the 17th century Puritan Boston, it is a classic of American literature.
 Hester Prynne has preceded her husband to Massachusetts, and has had a daughter from an illicit love affair. She is sentenced to wear a scarlet A (adultery) forever. She refuses to reveal her lover’s name but her husband will find out who he is. The ending is rich in dramatic turns of events.
 The Scarlet Letter is a psychological novel which faces themes such as love and hatred, guilt and punishment, rebellion and double-dealing.
 Stimulating inserts about the period and the themes of the novel enrich the book. 
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Key to Summing-up Activities.
 
 È un classico della letteratura statunitense, ambientato nella Boston puritana del XVII secolo. Hester Prynne ha preceduto nel Massachusetts l’anziano marito, e ha avuto una figlia da una relazione illegittima. È condannata a portare sul petto la lettera A (adultera). Si rifiuta di rivelare il nome dell’amante, ma il marito riuscirà a scoprirlo. Romanzo psicologico ricco di colpi di scena e personaggi dalle forti tinte.

Chapter 1 – The Punishment

Chapter 2 – Hester and Pearl

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: The Puritans’ Way of Life

Chapter 3 – The Leech and His Patient

Chapter 4 – Hester and the Doctor

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: The native Americans in Puritan New England

Chapter 5 – A Forest Walk

Chapter 6 – Conclusion

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Superstition and Witchcraft in Puritan New England

Summing-up activities

Glossary

6  Conclusion Chapter BEFORE READING 1 What do you think will happen to Reverend Dimmesdale? Underline the alternatives that seem more likely to you. a. The citizens of Boston will discover his sin because c he will confess it. c Chillingworth will reveal it. b. The citizens of Boston will not discover his sin because c he will die with his secret. c he will leave Boston. 2 What about Chillingworth? Underline the alternatives that seem more likely to you. a. In the end, he will take his revenge and c kill Dimmesdale. c keep Dimmesdale in his power. b. In the end, he won t be able to take his revenge, because c Dimmesdale will confess his sin to the community. c Dimmesdale will leave Boston. 3 Tick the picture you think shows the ending to the story. 88 

The Scarlet Conclusion Letter Chapter 6 W While the minister was walking back home after the extraordinary meeting with Hester, he thought of the plans which they had made for their departure. They had decided that the Old World, with its crowds and cities, offered them a more secure refuge than the wilderness of New England. A ship had recently arrived from Europe and was going to sail1 for Bristol in three days  time. Hester Prynne knew the captain, so she was able to book the passage for two adults and a child with all the secrecy2 needed. When Dimmesdale reached the town, he had the impression of a general change. It was the same town as before, but the minister who had just returned from the forest was not the same man. Now he saw the familiar scenes of Boston   streets, buildings, people   with different eyes and he was seen as a different man by the citizens too. In fact, old Mistress Hibbins, the witch-lady, unexpectedly stopped in front of him (she never did so), looked mischievously into his face, smiled and began a conversation.  So, Reverend Sir, you have made a visit into the forest,  observed the witch-lady.  Next time, please, tell me and I will be proud to be in your company. I will introduce you to a powerful gentleman!   Dear Madam,  answered the clergyman,  I assure you that I did not go into the forest to gain the favor of such a personage. I went there to greet that pure friend of mine, the Apostle Eliot!   Ha, ha, ha!  exclaimed the old witch-lady.  Well, well, that s how we must talk in the daytime! But at midnight and in the forest we will have a different conversation!  And she passed on, but turned back her head and smiled at him, as though they were secret friends. 1. sail: leave by ship. 2. secrecy: the state of being secret. 89 

Esplora il classico della letteratura statunitense "La lettera scarlatta" con Hester Prynne condannata per adulterio nella Boston puritana delXVII sec

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The Scarlet Letter

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