Scarlet Letter Background & Vocab
Across
- 2. the stockade used to hold the guilty party; displays their shame publicly
- 4. archaic term for benefits
- 5. Hawthorne's famous work published in 1850
- 8. intrusive or relentless
- 9. God's dominion
- 16. accepted standard of behavior; proper
- 17. people
- 18. Hawthorne was ashamed of his ancestors' ____ of Quakers and witches committed in the 1600's.
- 22. archaic term for your; similar to thy
- 23. the practice of transforming matter into gold; magic
- 24. an ancestor
- 26. relating to birthplace
- 31. federal government building overseeing imports and exports
- 33. needed or required
- 34. payment for service
- 35. archaic term for ask or beg
- 37. archaic term for are
- 39. archaic term for why or for what reason
- 41. archaic term for it seems to me
- 42. archaic term for do; similar to doth
- 43. a wise person or leader
- 44. All aspects of Puritan life (school, work, family) revolve around serving God and admonishing those guilty of ___.
- 46. playful
- 49. a fairy or sprite in European folklore
- 51. genre that best categorizes Hawthorne's literary work exploring human fallibility
- 52. archaic term for where
Down
- 1. slow, clumsy, or heavy
- 3. desperately needed by Hawthorne which is why he left his writing career to work at the Salem Custom House
- 6. literary movement in constant pursuit of growth through experience
- 7. transcendentalists' community in which Hawthorne lived for some time
- 10. public shame or humiliation
- 11. established a colony in New England a decade after the Pilgrims; considered themselves a "pure" religion compared to the Church of England
- 12. black or dark in color
- 13. beyond the normal
- 14. an omen or warning
- 15. a person's facial features
- 19. father
- 20. the original spelling of Hawthorne's last name, from which he sought to distance himself
- 21. period of 20 years
- 24. strickly religious
- 25. friendly and cheerful
- 26. author of The Scarlet Letter
- 27. appear to be something it's not
- 28. archaic term for indeed
- 29. archaic term for here
- 30. sacrifice for a cause
- 32. period in life marked by a notable event
- 36. literary movement marked by its emphasis on the reflection of emotions, creativity, beauty, history, etc.
- 38. archaic term for you; similar to thou or ye
- 40. large, grand house
- 45. highly respected
- 47. ability to affect an emotional response, especially sadness or empathy
- 48. a building
- 50. evil person or demon