Problem: Read chapters 13-18 of the scarlet letter and Answer the following questions:
Q1. Why is Hester still unhappy or discontented?
Q2. How does Chillingworth react to Hester's request?
Q3. Cite two examples of how Hester and Pearl represent Romantic principles in chapter Hester tells Pearl to "Run away, child...and catch the sunshine. It will soon be gone"(166). What are the Romantic implications here?
Q4. Why do Hester and Dimmesdale have such a hard time "recognizing" each other when they first meet in the woods?
Q5. How do you feel about Dimmesdale's reaction to the news that Chillingworth is Hester's husband?
Q6. When the narrator says, "Then all was spoken!"(181), what does he refer to?