If you are being ridiculed, scorned, or verbally abused by quite a large section of the public, you are being pilloried. When public figures are pillored, it is usually on TV, on radio talk shows, and in the newspapers. The original meaning of the word pilloried was much more literal. It referred to being physically locked into the pillory, an uncomfortable contraption, so that the public could witness your disgrace.
Monday, November 22, 2010
A Celestial Occurence!
Describe the 2nd scaffold scene in terms of the changed relationship of the four people. What does the scarlet meteor signify?
In this scene, Dimmesdale screams because is of the pain is his breast and no one heard him. After that people start walking by. Mr. Wilson walks by him, coming from the deathbed of Governor Winthrop. Then, Hester and Pearl come from seeing Winthrop. Lastly, Chillingworth sees all three of them on the scaffold and Pearl points him out saying he's evil. Winthrop’s death and Dimmesdale’s guilt are jointly marked by the meteor’s “A”- shaped path. To faithful Puritans, signs, particularly natural ones, were of the utmost importance, and were read as symbols of divine will.
The meteor signifies an "A" shaped path that everyone believes means angel. Before the meteor Dimmesdale shrieks and nobody hears it. The shriek was from a sharp pain in his chest from engraving an "A" on it, the one Chillingworth found earlier on his chest. Hester and Pearl join Dimmesdale on the scaffold and Chillingworth glances at them. Pearl looks at him and points him out as an evil sinning man.
The second scaffold scene is magical, but at the same time pathetic. Dimmesdale deliriously walks up on the scaffold, then he is joined but Hester and Pearl and they three hold hands, making it seem like things will turn out alright. Then the "A" meteor struck across the sky! Hester and Dimmesdale believe it means adulterer when the rest of the town think it stands for angel because Winthrop died. Then Chillingworth appear making it awkward, then Chillingworth and Dimmesdale go away.
The second scaffold scene describes how the relationship of all four characters will be at the end of the book. Dimmesdale stands with Hester and Pearl upon the scaffold, together, in front of a nonexistent audience. Chillingworth watches from afar, and is now plotting against Dimmesdale, loathing him for sleeping with Hester. A meteor crosses the sky and seems to form the letter A. When the Puritans see this event, they mistake it as a symbol for the angel of Governor Withdrop who had passed that night. But the four main characters know that the A really stands for the word adultery.
In the second scaffold scene, Dimmesdale is doing what he should have originally done, stood with Hester and pearl in their shame. Hester has changed because she is less prideful. Pearl, grown older and wise beyond her years. Dimmesdale feels so guilty he can hardly live, he is withering away instead of just standing by while Hester was ridiculed. And Chillingworth has now become vengeful and crude instead of curious. The scarlet meteor "A" is believed to mean "Angel" as Governor Winthrop's soul ascended into the heavens. It really signified Dimmesdale admitting his guilt.
This scene is showing how Dimmesdale is becoming desperate and needs to tell someone of his sins. Then Hester comes along and they both stand together on the scaffold. Something Dimmesdale should have done in the beginning. Then the A shows in the sky. Many townspeople think it means angel. However it really means adulterer.
This scene is when Dimmesdale wants’ to confess his sin so badly he decides to climb up on the scaffold, but screams for the pain. When he does this Mistress Hibbins is the only one who see's him even though Mr. Wilson walks right by him. When Dimmesdale see's Hester and pearl coming from Governor Winthrop death bed he asked them to join him, this is when Pearl see's Chillingworth and calls him evil. The A in the sky is meant to be adulterer but the townspeople think it signifies a angel.
In this scene Dimmesdale is being tortured by his guilty conscience. Out of shame and desperation he finds himself on the scaffold of sin, wanting greatly to confess the burden of his sin. Hester and Pearl just so happened to be walking home when they see Dimmesdale. This is the first scene where we see the three characters together alone as a family. The "A" is seen in the sky representing the A on Hester's chest, standing for adultery. Although the rest of the town sees it as an A for "angel" since the beloved Governor Winthrop has just passed away. But then Chillingworth interrupts the moment and persuades Dimmesdale to leave his family and go home with the evil doctor.
The 2nd scaffold scene happens because Dimmesdale feels guilty about not confessing his sin. So, he goes and stand on the scaffold, however he does it at night so no one really sees him. While he is standing there he sees Hester and Pearl and asks them to stand with him. During this scene, they are together as a family, but then Chillingwoth comes and takes Dimmesdale away. Dimmesdale, Hester and Pearl's relationship grows stronger while Dimmesdale and Chillingworth's grows weaker. The A in the sky the people interpret to mean as A for angel, even though it means adulterer because Dimmesdale is an adulterer.
Dimmesdale is still getting weaker with the presence of sin on his heart. He goes to the scaffold at night hoping people would find him there. Soon, Hester and Pearl did. All three of them stood there together as a family. There was a meteor that produced an "A" shaped path. The townspeople all think this represents "angel" since Governor Winthrop passed away. However, Dimmesdale knows it stands for adultery. Then Chillingworth comes to the scaffold and sees them all up there together and persuades Dimmesdale to go back with him.
By the time the second scaffold scene occurs, the relationships between Hester, Pearl, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth have taken a drastic twist. Dimmesdale has become extremely weak and blinded by his inner guilt. He loves Hester and Pearl but does not possess the courage to be seen with them. Pearl is extremely insightful and pleas with Dimmesdale to stand with her and her mother “tomorrow at noontide.” (Chapter 12, Page 118) Hester is shown to still care deeply about Dimmesdale but remembers her oath to Chillingworth and does not tell Dimmesdale his true identity, even after Dimmesdale states that he is afraid of him and begs her to tell Dimmesdale if she knows the mysterious physician. Chillingworth has turned extremely demonic and has vowed to get revenge on Dimmesdale. Pearl realizes the evil spirit in Chillingworth. The scarlet “A”-shaped meteor represents the word “Angel.” However, Dimmesdale and Hester relate it to their sin of adultery.
At the beginning of the second scaffold scene, Dimmesdale screams in pain while clutching his cheat due to the hidden "A" under his shirt. Many people start to walk by the scaffold while Dimmesdale is on it. These people include Mr.Wilson who walked by first after leaving Governer Winthrop's deathbed, however he didn't notice Dimmesdale. Next came Pearl and Hester who were coming from the same place, and the joined Dimmesdale on the scaffold for a while. The last person to walk by was Chillingworth, who Pearl pointed at and declared was evil. The meteor with the "A" on it clearly symbolizes Hester and Dimmesdale's joint sin, however the townspeople see it as standing for "Angel", symbolizing Governer Winthrop's assent into heaven.
Dimmesdale wants to confess his sin. He decides to climb up on the scaffold, but he screams for the pain noone came out because they thought it was a witch. Although Mistress Hibbins is the only one who see's him, even though Mr. Wilson walks right past him. When Dimmesdale see's Hester and pearl coming he askes them to join him,at this time Pearl sees Chillingworth and calls him evil. There was A in the sky that night, it was thought to mean angle but was suppose to be meant as adulterer.
Dimmesdale stands on the scaffold wanting to confess his sin for Hester and Pearl. He stands there clenching his chest but nobody sees or hears it. Winthrop’s death and Dimmesdale feeling the guilt are marked by the meteor’s “A".
TylerW7 This scene is when Dimmesdale hopes to confess his sin so he decides to get on the scaffold, and the pain makes him scream. Once this is done, Mistress Hibbins is the only one who sees him. When Dimmesdale finds Hester and pearl coming he asked them to join him, that was when Pearl saw Chillingworth and called him evil. Then the "A" in the sky represents adulteror but they think it means angel.
In the second scaffold scene, Dimmesdale goes up to the scaffold where he cries for his remorse and sins. Hester and Pearl join Dimmesdale where they join him in his pain and troubles. Hester and Dimmesdale’s connection is awakened which leads them to take certain actions later on in the book. The fact that Chillingworth finds them all in the scaffold is an allusion to when he came to Boston and found out about their sin. This shows how he is rather a stranger looking in their relationship. The scarlet meteor signifies that now that Dimmesdale and Hester’s sin is unified, it will shoot like a meteor into public.
Dimmesdale finally realizes his wrong doing in the first part of the book and this time decides he should share his sin and guilt with Hester on the scaffold. Hester is still deeply in love with Dimmesdale but due to the deal she made to Chillingworth she can't reveal his true identity. Pearl, who's now 7 and is advanced well beyond her years can sense an evil aura coming from Chillingworth and when she's on the scaffold she points at him saying he's an evil man. Everyone thought the "A" on the meteor ment Angel because of Governer Winthrop's death and they all thought he had ascended to heaven. However, Hester and Dimmesdale believe it represents Adulteror.
Dimmesdale wants to reveal his sin to everyone, but he can't seem to find the courage to do so and screams in pain. Dimmesdale wants to see how it would be to stand on the scaffold and reveal his hidden "A". The first person to walk by is Mr. Wilson, who was coming from Winthrop's deathbed and he doesn't seem to notice him. Then Hester and Pearl walk by and notice him standing on the scaffold and join him. Pearl realizes that Dimmesdale is her father and the three of them start to form a family bond while holding hands. Then Chillingworth shows up and he now has confirmation that Hester commited adultery with Dimmesdale. Pearl sees him and points out that he's evil. The "A" stands for Angel but Hester and Dimmesdale seem to believe it stands for Adultery.
Dimmesdale knows that he is guilty for what he has done. So going on the scaffold is a way of confessing. And then Hester and Pearl walk by a while later and see him and they join him and hold hands as if nothing bad has happened. People think that the scarlet meteor stands for "angel" because Winthrop had just pasted away. Hester and Dimmesdale thought it meant adultery. Chillingworth came by and he ruined the party and made Dimmesdale leave with him.
While on the scaffold a meteor passes over the heads of the three on the scaffold symoblizing adultery, but everybody else in the town symbolizes it as an angel. The reason for why Dimmesdale is at the scaffold is because he feels guilty and sorrowful for his sin and tries to omit it. Hester and Pearl notice him on the scaffold and join in with him. Chillingworth interupts their meeting and forces Dimmesdale to join him.
Dimmesdale wants to get rid of his sins, so he climbs the scaffold. When he screams of the pain, no one came because they thought of it as witch craft. The “A” was seen in the night sky and was meant to signify a angel but to Hester and Dimmesdale it means adultery.
Dimmesdale is on the scaffold in the 2nd scaffold scene, where he screams for forgiveness of his sins. Hester and Pearl find him on the scaffold and join him. Pearl then realizes Dimmesdale is her father and the family stand, hand in hand, on the scaffold. Then Chillingworth walks by and sees them all on the scaffold together. He then realizes that Hester committed adultery with Dimmesdale and that Pearl is Dimmesdales daughter. Hester and Dimmesdale feel the "A" seen in the sky represents Adultery, but it was meant to signify angel.
In this scene Dimmesdale goes onto the scaffold and screams in pain as he holds his chest. Soon Hester and Pearl join Dimmesdale. While they are together on the scaffold, a shining, scarlet meteor that was shaped like a letter "A" flies overhead. The town thinks it symbolizes angel, but it actually reprsents adultery.
This scaffold scene kind of weird. Dimmesdale goes up on the scaffold then Hester and Pearl join him and they hold hands. Then a meteor is seen flying across the sky. The town think the A stands for angel because Winthrop died, but Dimmesdale and Hester believe it stands for adulterer. When Chillingworth appears things get weird, then Dimesdale and Chillingworth leave.
The 2nd scaffold scene describes the changed relationship well. Dimmesdale is now the sinful one, standing on the scaffold. Hester and Pearl can now sympathize with Dimmesdale, helping him in his time of need. Chillingworth is now casted in a darker light, plotting the end of the poor man. Though the "A" in the sky represents Angel to many people, the "A" truly signifies the sin that both Hester and Dimmesdale has committed.
Dimmesdale goes to the scaffold because he is feeling guilty, wanting to confess. Hester and Pearl walk by noticing him. They ask to join him, and they stand there as a family. There was a meteor that appeared in the sky in the shape of an "A". Everyone who noticed it thought it meant angel because of Winthrops death, but Dimmesdale knew it as Adultery. Chillingsworth then comes along and takes Dimmesdale away from them.
This is one of the first times Dimmesdale, Hester, and Pearl have been together. Dimmesdale was standing on the scaffold since he was feeling guilty. Hester and Pearl were walking by and notice him cause he was holding his chest screaming in pain. They join him. Then Chillingworth comes and accuses Hester committing adultery with Dimmesdale, even though the people think her 'A' stands for angel.
The second scafold is different because Dimmesdale is also on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl. Dimmesdale is full of guilt and is growning weak and very sick because of it. Hester has changed because she has less pride. Pearl is older and more aware, she asks Dimmesdale to join them in public but he just says on judgment day. Also Chillingworth is vengeful and is seeking revenge. He is turning evil. The "A" in the sky the people think stand for angel but really Dimmesdale sees it of another addition to his guilt.
After Dimmesdale slowly makes his way onto the scaffold, he lets out a painfilled shriek which escapes unnoticed. Hester and Pearl were walking home, when they spot him. They join him upon the scaffold when the Meteor strikes an "A" shaped trail across the sky which the citizens think stands for Angel, in place of Winthrops death. While Hester and Dimmesdale see as Adulturer in place of their actions. AlexP1
The scaffold scene brings together the family of Hester, Dimmesdale, and Pearl and solidifies Chillingworth's resolve to torture Dimmesdale. The scarlett comet that crosses the sky stands as a symbol of adultury for Hester and Dimmesdale, while it stands for angel for all the other citizens.
When they all stood there, they stood there together as a family. There was a "a" in the sky and the townspeople believed it to stand for angel but dimmesdale knew the truth. The reason he was there was because he feels he is guilty. Chillingworth shows up interrupting them.
During the scene of the scaffold, it brings the family of Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale together. The scarlet comet comes streaming across the sky and leaves an "A" on Dimmesdales chest, which causes him to let out a shriek. The citizens, though, think it stands for an angel.
In the beginning of the story, the first scaffold was for Hester and Pearl. As the story progressed, Dimmesdale was now fated to be the one on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl. He wants to confess his sins and be cleansed. As they stand on the scaffold, a scarlet comet goes across the sky leaving an "A". People of the time thinks it stands for Angel and to Dimmesdale, Hester and Pearl, it represents Adultery.
i think that the scarlet meteor signifies that Dimmesdale and Hester are guilty. While the town percieves it to mean that it stands for angel, it is just the opposite.
Dimmesdale is burdened with guilt. He can no longer contain it and wants to confess, so he goes up onto the scaffold. While up there he clutches his chest and screams from the pain of the “A” burned on him. Know people notice him and he is joined by Hester and Pearl. When Chillingworth appears Pearl points him out as being evil. The meteor takes an “A” shaped path witch the Puritans believed to mean angel, and stand for the recent death of Winthrop.
This scene is showing how Dimmesdale is becoming desperate and needs to confess. Then Hester comes along and they both stand together on the scaffold. Dimmesdale should have done in the beginning of the story. Then the A shows in the sky. Many townspeople think it means angel. However it really means adulterer. and how he was guilty also
In this scene, the four characters are forced to confront thier sins. At last Dimmesdale and Hester are accepting their sins in a public setting. Pearl is finally with her mother and father on a place that is notorious for shame and failure. With the three of them on the scaffold, the sin can be forgiven. The scarlet A in the sky is symbolic of their sins being recognized. This is Dimmesdale's scarlet letter; he has been branded. --Robbie R P4
This scene is significant because it show Dimmesdale stepping up on to the scafold along with hester where he should have been from the start. He needed to confess his sins to someone because he had so much built up inside. The letter "A" in the sky represents adulterer, however, the townspeople interpret it as meaning angel. It simply represents the confession of Dimmesdale's sin finally being out in the open.
This scene tells the reader how Dimmesdale is trying to get rid of his sin or guilty feeling but he's not doing it in front of people so that guilt feeling is still inside him. He should've stepped up on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl in the beginning. The towns people think that the A in the sky stands for angel and that the governor was accepted into heaven, but it stands for adultery.
In the second Scaffold scene, Dimmesdale is there for Hester and Pearl, so he stands upon the scaffold with them. He feels it's his place, as he committed the sin with Hester. When the meteor shoots across the sky, its path is reddish, and almost "A" shaped. Everyone marvels at it, because they think it's the angel of Governor Wintrhop. However, the three upon the scaffold know better. The see it as yet another sign of their sins.
In the second scaffold scene Dimmesdale goes on the scaffold and screams in despair for the sins he so desperately wants to confess. Later Hester and Pearl join him and show affection for him because of the commen sin they share. Many of the towns people beleive that the letter A in the sky signifies angle, for the death that just occured ,but in reality it signifies adulterer for Dimmesdales hidden sin.
In the second scaffold scene Dimmesdale delivers a very strong revaluation where Hester and Pearl were bellow attending the ceremony. As the people of the town began to leave he screams out and calls Hester and Pearl to the Scaffold where he will begin his confession showing the people the letter "A" that he has engraved in to his chest in his guilt. After his death just moments later the people took the meaning of the letter "A" not as adultery but as angle. But we all know the true meaning as his confession of his sin that he committed with Heseter.
In the second scaffold scene Dimmesdale is in serious chest pain and cries out. He shows the A he has carved within himself. His death changed the meaning of the A from adultery to Angel, but it still has a sort of double meaning giving an intense twist to the whole point of the A. - Jackie Ludwig
In this scene Dimmesdale wants to confess his sin so badly that he goes on the scaffold and screams but no one seems to hear him. Hester and Pearl join him on the scaffold to support him. The townspeople see an "A" in the sky and think it stands for angel but it really stands for adultery.
In the second scaffold scenes the tides are turned and Dimmesdale is on top of it while Hester and Pearl are at the bottom overwatching. The letter "A" in the sky stands for the "A" on both Hester and Dimmesdale's chests. The townspeople think its stands for the sign of an "Angel."
Dimmesdale is on top of the scaffold when Hester and Pearl walk by. He calls them up and they are standing there with Pearl in between them holding hands. When Pearl points ahead at Mr. Chillingworth who is standing in the distance. The sky lights up and in it you see a red "A" which stands for Dimmesdale, Hester and Pearl. Though the other townspeople think it stands for "Angel."
In the second scaffold scene there is a changed relationship between Dimmesdale and the others. Dimmesdale screams loudly because of his chest and no one seems to hear him. Hester and Pearl are standing with him which causes them shame and they all lose their pride. Chillingworth is at a distance and becomes vengeful and evil instead but only being curious. The meteor then shoots across the sky in an A-shaped pattern. The scarlet meteor is thought to signify an angel and is very significant to all the Puritans with their deep, natural beliefs.
During the second scaffold scene Dimmesdale is on top of the scaffold and he screams out loud but no one hears him. After Hester and Pearl walk by and they are called up by him onto the scaffold. Pearl stands between Hester and Dimmesdale, holding their hands until she points to a distant figure which they see is Chillingworth. Then they sky becomes a blaze with an "A" which the townspeople believe to mean an "Angel" but in reality it is significant towards Pearl, Dimmesdale, and Hester.
The second scaffold scene is when Dimmesdale is standing up on it, and he screams because of the pain he feels on his chest, though no one hears him. Then, Hester and Pearl join him up on the scaffold, and they all see Chillingworth in the distance who Pearl points out. All of a sudden a scarlet "A" appears in the sky, and everyone thinks that it is symbolic toward angels, but it's actually just significant to the "family" standing up on the scaffold. -Nicole Harrison period 1
In the second scaffold scene Dimmesdale screams in pain from his chest and in the sky appears the A. Everyone believes it was angels but it was really the sign of the sin that was commited.
The second scaffold scene describes how the relationship of all four characters has developed. Dimmesdale walks up to the scaffold and is joined by Hester and Pearl. This is showing that he is guilty for the sins he has caused in the past. Chillingworth see’s this and is planning revenge on Hester and Dimmesdale. At this point a meteor falls across the sky and forma the letter A. The people of the community think it stands for “angel” because the Governor has just passed away, but Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth feel it stands for Adulterer.
Dimmesdale feels guilty and has the need to confess his sin. He is up on the scaffold to tell the truth about Hester and Pearl when instead he screams for the pain in his chest. A meteor in the shape of a letter "A" was seen in the night sky. This letter usually stands for adulterer but now the town believes it means angel.
Dimmesdale goes onto the scaffold because of his overwhelming guilt because he didn't confess with Hester and Pearl. Hester and Pearl then see Dimmesdale on the scaffold and join him uniting their family. Then Chillingworth sees them and makes Dimmesdale come with him. The meteor makes an "A" in the sky that is thought by the townspeople to mean Angel for the governor, but is thought to mean adultery by the main characters Adam V4
you can tell that dimmesdale has been feeling extremley guilty about his sins lately and he goes on the scaffold because he is overwhelmed with guilt and needs to confess.hester and pearl them join him on the scaffold uniting their family. the meteor makes an "a" in the sky and the townspeople think it means angel when in fact it means adulterer
In the second scaffold scene Dimmsdale goes up there to express the guilt he holds inside, he does this late at night so nobody can see. Hester and Pearl walk by and Dimmsdale calls them up. they stand up there together and as they are up there a meteor goes through the sky creating an A. the townspeople associate Hester's A with the A in the sky and replace adultery with Angel.
At the second scuffold scene, Dimmsdale goes there to relief some guilt that he has built up. As Hester and Pearl were passing by, they join him and they all hold hands. Pearl asks him to join them tomorrow when everyone can see them on the scuffold and he refuses. Chillingworth sees Dimmsdale on the scuffold.
In this scene, Dimmesdale screams because is of the pain is his breast and no one heard him. After that people start walking by. Mr. Wilson walks by him, coming from the deathbed of Governor Winthrop. Then, Hester and Pearl come from seeing Winthrop. Lastly, Chillingworth sees all three of them on the scaffold and Pearl points him out saying he's evil. Winthrop’s death and Dimmesdale’s guilt are jointly marked by the meteor’s “A”- shaped path. To faithful Puritans, signs, particularly natural ones, were of the utmost importance, and were read as symbols of divine will.
ReplyDeleteThe meteor signifies an "A" shaped path that everyone believes means angel. Before the meteor Dimmesdale shrieks and nobody hears it. The shriek was from a sharp pain in his chest from engraving an "A" on it, the one Chillingworth found earlier on his chest. Hester and Pearl join Dimmesdale on the scaffold and Chillingworth glances at them. Pearl looks at him and points him out as an evil sinning man.
ReplyDeleteThe second scaffold scene is magical, but at the same time pathetic. Dimmesdale deliriously walks up on the scaffold, then he is joined but Hester and Pearl and they three hold hands, making it seem like things will turn out alright. Then the "A" meteor struck across the sky! Hester and Dimmesdale believe it means adulterer when the rest of the town think it stands for angel because Winthrop died. Then Chillingworth appear making it awkward, then Chillingworth and Dimmesdale go away.
ReplyDeleteThe second scaffold scene describes how the relationship of all four characters will be at the end of the book. Dimmesdale stands with Hester and Pearl upon the scaffold, together, in front of a nonexistent audience. Chillingworth watches from afar, and is now plotting against Dimmesdale, loathing him for sleeping with Hester. A meteor crosses the sky and seems to form the letter A. When the Puritans see this event, they mistake it as a symbol for the angel of Governor Withdrop who had passed that night. But the four main characters know that the A really stands for the word adultery.
ReplyDeleteIn the second scaffold scene, Dimmesdale is doing what he should have originally done, stood with Hester and pearl in their shame. Hester has changed because she is less prideful. Pearl, grown older and wise beyond her years. Dimmesdale feels so guilty he can hardly live, he is withering away instead of just standing by while Hester was ridiculed. And Chillingworth has now become vengeful and crude instead of curious. The scarlet meteor "A" is believed to mean "Angel" as Governor Winthrop's soul ascended into the heavens. It really signified Dimmesdale admitting his guilt.
ReplyDeleteThis scene is showing how Dimmesdale is becoming desperate and needs to tell someone of his sins. Then Hester comes along and they both stand together on the scaffold. Something Dimmesdale should have done in the beginning. Then the A shows in the sky. Many townspeople think it means angel. However it really means adulterer.
ReplyDeleteThis scene is when Dimmesdale wants’ to confess his sin so badly he decides to climb up on the scaffold, but screams for the pain. When he does this Mistress Hibbins is the only one who see's him even though Mr. Wilson walks right by him. When Dimmesdale see's Hester and pearl coming from Governor Winthrop death bed he asked them to join him, this is when Pearl see's Chillingworth and calls him evil. The A in the sky is meant to be adulterer but the townspeople think it signifies a angel.
ReplyDeleteIn this scene Dimmesdale is being tortured by his guilty conscience. Out of shame and desperation he finds himself on the scaffold of sin, wanting greatly to confess the burden of his sin. Hester and Pearl just so happened to be walking home when they see Dimmesdale. This is the first scene where we see the three characters together alone as a family. The "A" is seen in the sky representing the A on Hester's chest, standing for adultery. Although the rest of the town sees it as an A for "angel" since the beloved Governor Winthrop has just passed away. But then Chillingworth interrupts the moment and persuades Dimmesdale to leave his family and go home with the evil doctor.
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ReplyDeleteThe 2nd scaffold scene happens because Dimmesdale feels guilty about not confessing his sin. So, he goes and stand on the scaffold, however he does it at night so no one really sees him. While he is standing there he sees Hester and Pearl and asks them to stand with him. During this scene, they are together as a family, but then Chillingwoth comes and takes Dimmesdale away. Dimmesdale, Hester and Pearl's relationship grows stronger while Dimmesdale and Chillingworth's grows weaker. The A in the sky the people interpret to mean as A for angel, even though it means adulterer because Dimmesdale is an adulterer.
ReplyDeleteDimmesdale is still getting weaker with the presence of sin on his heart. He goes to the scaffold at night hoping people would find him there. Soon, Hester and Pearl did. All three of them stood there together as a family. There was a meteor that produced an "A" shaped path. The townspeople all think this represents "angel" since Governor Winthrop passed away. However, Dimmesdale knows it stands for adultery. Then Chillingworth comes to the scaffold and sees them all up there together and persuades Dimmesdale to go back with him.
ReplyDeleteBy the time the second scaffold scene occurs, the relationships between Hester, Pearl, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth have taken a drastic twist. Dimmesdale has become extremely weak and blinded by his inner guilt. He loves Hester and Pearl but does not possess the courage to be seen with them. Pearl is extremely insightful and pleas with Dimmesdale to stand with her and her mother “tomorrow at noontide.” (Chapter 12, Page 118) Hester is shown to still care deeply about Dimmesdale but remembers her oath to Chillingworth and does not tell Dimmesdale his true identity, even after Dimmesdale states that he is afraid of him and begs her to tell Dimmesdale if she knows the mysterious physician. Chillingworth has turned extremely demonic and has vowed to get revenge on Dimmesdale. Pearl realizes the evil spirit in Chillingworth. The scarlet “A”-shaped meteor represents the word “Angel.” However, Dimmesdale and Hester relate it to their sin of adultery.
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At the beginning of the second scaffold scene, Dimmesdale screams in pain while clutching his cheat due to the hidden "A" under his shirt. Many people start to walk by the scaffold while Dimmesdale is on it. These people include Mr.Wilson who walked by first after leaving Governer Winthrop's deathbed, however he didn't notice Dimmesdale. Next came Pearl and Hester who were coming from the same place, and the joined Dimmesdale on the scaffold for a while. The last person to walk by was Chillingworth, who Pearl pointed at and declared was evil. The meteor with the "A" on it clearly symbolizes Hester and Dimmesdale's joint sin, however the townspeople see it as standing for "Angel", symbolizing Governer Winthrop's assent into heaven.
ReplyDeleteDimmesdale wants to confess his sin. He decides to climb up on the scaffold, but he screams for the pain noone came out because they thought it was a witch. Although Mistress Hibbins is the only one who see's him, even though Mr. Wilson walks right past him. When Dimmesdale see's Hester and pearl coming he askes them to join him,at this time Pearl sees Chillingworth and calls him evil. There was A in the sky that night, it was thought to mean angle but was suppose to be meant as adulterer.
ReplyDeleteDimmesdale stands on the scaffold wanting to confess his sin for Hester and Pearl. He stands there clenching his chest but nobody sees or hears it. Winthrop’s death and Dimmesdale feeling the guilt are marked by the meteor’s “A".
ReplyDeleteTylerW7 This scene is when Dimmesdale hopes to confess his sin so he decides to get on the scaffold, and the pain makes him scream. Once this is done, Mistress Hibbins is the only one who sees him. When Dimmesdale finds Hester and pearl coming he asked them to join him, that was when Pearl saw Chillingworth and called him evil. Then the "A" in the sky represents adulteror but they think it means angel.
ReplyDeleteIn the second scaffold scene, Dimmesdale goes up to the scaffold where he cries for his remorse and sins. Hester and Pearl join Dimmesdale where they join him in his pain and troubles. Hester and Dimmesdale’s connection is awakened which leads them to take certain actions later on in the book. The fact that Chillingworth finds them all in the scaffold is an allusion to when he came to Boston and found out about their sin. This shows how he is rather a stranger looking in their relationship. The scarlet meteor signifies that now that Dimmesdale and Hester’s sin is unified, it will shoot like a meteor into public.
ReplyDeleteDimmesdale finally realizes his wrong doing in the first part of the book and this time decides he should share his sin and guilt with Hester on the scaffold. Hester is still deeply in love with Dimmesdale but due to the deal she made to Chillingworth she can't reveal his true identity. Pearl, who's now 7 and is advanced well beyond her years can sense an evil aura coming from Chillingworth and when she's on the scaffold she points at him saying he's an evil man. Everyone thought the "A" on the meteor ment Angel because of Governer Winthrop's death and they all thought he had ascended to heaven. However, Hester and Dimmesdale believe it represents Adulteror.
ReplyDeleteDimmesdale wants to reveal his sin to everyone, but he can't seem to find the courage to do so and screams in pain. Dimmesdale wants to see how it would be to stand on the scaffold and reveal his hidden "A". The first person to walk by is Mr. Wilson, who was coming from Winthrop's deathbed and he doesn't seem to notice him. Then Hester and Pearl walk by and notice him standing on the scaffold and join him. Pearl realizes that Dimmesdale is her father and the three of them start to form a family bond while holding hands. Then Chillingworth shows up and he now has confirmation that Hester commited adultery with Dimmesdale. Pearl sees him and points out that he's evil. The "A" stands for Angel but Hester and Dimmesdale seem to believe it stands for Adultery.
ReplyDeleteDimmesdale knows that he is guilty for what he has done. So going on the scaffold is a way of confessing. And then Hester and Pearl walk by a while later and see him and they join him and hold hands as if nothing bad has happened. People think that the scarlet meteor stands for "angel" because Winthrop had just pasted away. Hester and Dimmesdale thought it meant adultery. Chillingworth came by and he ruined the party and made Dimmesdale leave with him.
ReplyDeleteWhile on the scaffold a meteor passes over the heads of the three on the scaffold symoblizing adultery, but everybody else in the town symbolizes it as an angel. The reason for why Dimmesdale is at the scaffold is because he feels guilty and sorrowful for his sin and tries to omit it. Hester and Pearl notice him on the scaffold and join in with him. Chillingworth interupts their meeting and forces Dimmesdale to join him.
ReplyDeleteDimmesdale wants to get rid of his sins, so he climbs the scaffold. When he screams of the pain, no one came because they thought of it as witch craft. The “A” was seen in the night sky and was meant to signify a angel but to Hester and Dimmesdale it means adultery.
ReplyDeleteDimmesdale is on the scaffold in the 2nd scaffold scene, where he screams for forgiveness of his sins. Hester and Pearl find him on the scaffold and join him. Pearl then realizes Dimmesdale is her father and the family stand, hand in hand, on the scaffold. Then Chillingworth walks by and sees them all on the scaffold together. He then realizes that Hester committed adultery with Dimmesdale and that Pearl is Dimmesdales daughter. Hester and Dimmesdale feel the "A" seen in the sky represents Adultery, but it was meant to signify angel.
ReplyDeleteIn this scene Dimmesdale goes onto the scaffold and screams in pain as he holds his chest. Soon Hester and Pearl join Dimmesdale. While they are together on the scaffold, a shining, scarlet meteor that was shaped like a letter "A" flies overhead. The town thinks it symbolizes angel, but it actually reprsents adultery.
ReplyDeleteThis scaffold scene kind of weird. Dimmesdale goes up on the scaffold then Hester and Pearl join him and they hold hands. Then a meteor is seen flying across the sky. The town think the A stands for angel because Winthrop died, but Dimmesdale and Hester believe it stands for adulterer. When Chillingworth appears things get weird, then Dimesdale and Chillingworth leave.
ReplyDeleteThe 2nd scaffold scene describes the changed relationship well. Dimmesdale is now the sinful one, standing on the scaffold. Hester and Pearl can now sympathize with Dimmesdale, helping him in his time of need. Chillingworth is now casted in a darker light, plotting the end of the poor man. Though the "A" in the sky represents Angel to many people, the "A" truly signifies the sin that both Hester and Dimmesdale has committed.
ReplyDeleteDimmesdale goes to the scaffold because he is feeling guilty, wanting to confess. Hester and Pearl walk by noticing him. They ask to join him, and they stand there as a family. There was a meteor that appeared in the sky in the shape of an "A". Everyone who noticed it thought it meant angel because of Winthrops death, but Dimmesdale knew it as Adultery. Chillingsworth then comes along and takes Dimmesdale away from them.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the first times Dimmesdale, Hester, and Pearl have been together. Dimmesdale was standing on the scaffold since he was feeling guilty. Hester and Pearl were walking by and notice him cause he was holding his chest screaming in pain. They join him. Then Chillingworth comes and accuses Hester committing adultery with Dimmesdale, even though the people think her 'A' stands for angel.
ReplyDeleteThe second scafold is different because Dimmesdale is also on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl. Dimmesdale is full of guilt and is growning weak and very sick because of it. Hester has changed because she has less pride. Pearl is older and more aware, she asks Dimmesdale to join them in public but he just says on judgment day. Also Chillingworth is vengeful and is seeking revenge. He is turning evil. The "A" in the sky the people think stand for angel but really Dimmesdale sees it of another addition to his guilt.
ReplyDeleteAfter Dimmesdale slowly makes his way onto the scaffold, he lets out a painfilled shriek which escapes unnoticed. Hester and Pearl were walking home, when they spot him. They join him upon the scaffold when the Meteor strikes an "A" shaped trail across the sky which the citizens think stands for Angel, in place of Winthrops death. While Hester and Dimmesdale see as Adulturer in place of their actions.
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The scaffold scene brings together the family of Hester, Dimmesdale, and Pearl and solidifies Chillingworth's resolve to torture Dimmesdale. The scarlett comet that crosses the sky stands as a symbol of adultury for Hester and Dimmesdale, while it stands for angel for all the other citizens.
ReplyDeleteIn the scene Reverend Dimmesdale screams, because he engraved an A on his chest and he went on the scaffold, becuase he wanted repent for hs sins.
ReplyDeleteWhen they all stood there, they stood there together as a family. There was a "a" in the sky and the townspeople believed it to stand for angel but dimmesdale knew the truth. The reason he was there was because he feels he is guilty. Chillingworth shows up interrupting them.
ReplyDeleteDuring the scene of the scaffold, it brings the family of Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale together. The scarlet comet comes streaming across the sky and leaves an "A" on Dimmesdales chest, which causes him to let out a shriek. The citizens, though, think it stands for an angel.
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning of the story, the first scaffold was for Hester and Pearl. As the story progressed, Dimmesdale was now fated to be the one on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl. He wants to confess his sins and be cleansed. As they stand on the scaffold, a scarlet comet goes across the sky leaving an "A". People of the time thinks it stands for Angel and to Dimmesdale, Hester and Pearl, it represents Adultery.
ReplyDeletei think that the scarlet meteor signifies that Dimmesdale and Hester are guilty. While the town percieves it to mean that it stands for angel, it is just the opposite.
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Dimmesdale is burdened with guilt. He can no longer contain it and wants to confess, so he goes up onto the scaffold. While up there he clutches his chest and screams from the pain of the “A” burned on him. Know people notice him and he is joined by Hester and Pearl. When Chillingworth appears Pearl points him out as being evil. The meteor takes an “A” shaped path witch the Puritans believed to mean angel, and stand for the recent death of Winthrop.
ReplyDeleteThis scene is showing how Dimmesdale is becoming desperate and needs to confess. Then Hester comes along and they both stand together on the scaffold. Dimmesdale should have done in the beginning of the story. Then the A shows in the sky. Many townspeople think it means angel. However it really means adulterer. and how he was guilty also
ReplyDeleteIn this scene, the four characters are forced to confront thier sins. At last Dimmesdale and Hester are accepting their sins in a public setting. Pearl is finally with her mother and father on a place that is notorious for shame and failure. With the three of them on the scaffold, the sin can be forgiven. The scarlet A in the sky is symbolic of their sins being recognized. This is Dimmesdale's scarlet letter; he has been branded.
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This scene is significant because it show Dimmesdale stepping up on to the scafold along with hester where he should have been from the start. He needed to confess his sins to someone because he had so much built up inside. The letter "A" in the sky represents adulterer, however, the townspeople interpret it as meaning angel. It simply represents the confession of Dimmesdale's sin finally being out in the open.
ReplyDeleteThis scene tells the reader how Dimmesdale is trying to get rid of his sin or guilty feeling but he's not doing it in front of people so that guilt feeling is still inside him. He should've stepped up on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl in the beginning. The towns people think that the A in the sky stands for angel and that the governor was accepted into heaven, but it stands for adultery.
ReplyDeleteIn the second Scaffold scene, Dimmesdale is there for Hester and Pearl, so he stands upon the scaffold with them. He feels it's his place, as he committed the sin with Hester. When the meteor shoots across the sky, its path is reddish, and almost "A" shaped. Everyone marvels at it, because they think it's the angel of Governor Wintrhop. However, the three upon the scaffold know better. The see it as yet another sign of their sins.
ReplyDeleteIn the second scaffold scene Dimmesdale goes on the scaffold and screams in despair for the sins he so desperately wants to confess. Later Hester and Pearl join him and show affection for him because of the commen sin they share. Many of the towns people beleive that the letter A in the sky signifies angle, for the death that just occured ,but in reality it signifies adulterer for Dimmesdales hidden sin.
ReplyDeleteIn the second scaffold scene Dimmesdale delivers a very strong revaluation where Hester and Pearl were bellow attending the ceremony. As the people of the town began to leave he screams out and calls Hester and Pearl to the Scaffold where he will begin his confession showing the people the letter "A" that he has engraved in to his chest in his guilt. After his death just moments later the people took the meaning of the letter "A" not as adultery but as angle. But we all know the true meaning as his confession of his sin that he committed with Heseter.
ReplyDeleteIn the second scaffold scene Dimmesdale is in serious chest pain and cries out. He shows the A he has carved within himself. His death changed the meaning of the A from adultery to Angel, but it still has a sort of double meaning giving an intense twist to the whole point of the A. - Jackie Ludwig
ReplyDeleteIn this scene Dimmesdale wants to confess his sin so badly that he goes on the scaffold and screams but no one seems to hear him. Hester and Pearl join him on the scaffold to support him. The townspeople see an "A" in the sky and think it stands for angel but it really stands for adultery.
ReplyDeleteIn the second scaffold scenes the tides are turned and Dimmesdale is on top of it while Hester and Pearl are at the bottom overwatching. The letter "A" in the sky stands for the "A" on both Hester and Dimmesdale's chests. The townspeople think its stands for the sign of an "Angel."
ReplyDeleteDimmesdale is on top of the scaffold when Hester and Pearl walk by. He calls them up and they are standing there with Pearl in between them holding hands. When Pearl points ahead at Mr. Chillingworth who is standing in the distance. The sky lights up and in it you see a red "A" which stands for Dimmesdale, Hester and Pearl. Though the other townspeople think it stands for "Angel."
ReplyDeleteIn the second scaffold scene there is a changed relationship between Dimmesdale and the others. Dimmesdale screams loudly because of his chest and no one seems to hear him. Hester and Pearl are standing with him which causes them shame and they all lose their pride. Chillingworth is at a distance and becomes vengeful and evil instead but only being curious. The meteor then shoots across the sky in an A-shaped pattern. The scarlet meteor is thought to signify an angel and is very significant to all the Puritans with their deep, natural beliefs.
ReplyDeleteDuring the second scaffold scene Dimmesdale is on top of the scaffold and he screams out loud but no one hears him. After Hester and Pearl walk by and they are called up by him onto the scaffold. Pearl stands between Hester and Dimmesdale, holding their hands until she points to a distant figure which they see is Chillingworth. Then they sky becomes a blaze with an "A" which the townspeople believe to mean an "Angel" but in reality it is significant towards Pearl, Dimmesdale, and Hester.
ReplyDeleteThe second scaffold scene is when Dimmesdale is standing up on it, and he screams because of the pain he feels on his chest, though no one hears him. Then, Hester and Pearl join him up on the scaffold, and they all see Chillingworth in the distance who Pearl points out. All of a sudden a scarlet "A" appears in the sky, and everyone thinks that it is symbolic toward angels, but it's actually just significant to the "family" standing up on the scaffold.
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In the second scaffold scene Dimmesdale screams in pain from his chest and in the sky appears the A. Everyone believes it was angels but it was really the sign of the sin that was commited.
ReplyDeleteThe second scaffold scene describes how the relationship of all four characters has developed. Dimmesdale walks up to the scaffold and is joined by Hester and Pearl. This is showing that he is guilty for the sins he has caused in the past. Chillingworth see’s this and is planning revenge on Hester and Dimmesdale. At this point a meteor falls across the sky and forma the letter A. The people of the community think it stands for “angel” because the Governor has just passed away, but Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth feel it stands for Adulterer.
ReplyDeleteDimmesdale feels guilty and has the need to confess his sin. He is up on the scaffold to tell the truth about Hester and Pearl when instead he screams for the pain in his chest. A meteor in the shape of a letter "A" was seen in the night sky. This letter usually stands for adulterer but now the town believes it means angel.
ReplyDeleteDimmesdale goes onto the scaffold because of his overwhelming guilt because he didn't confess with Hester and Pearl. Hester and Pearl then see Dimmesdale on the scaffold and join him uniting their family. Then Chillingworth sees them and makes Dimmesdale come with him.
ReplyDeleteThe meteor makes an "A" in the sky that is thought by the townspeople to mean Angel for the governor, but is thought to mean adultery by the main characters
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you can tell that dimmesdale has been feeling extremley guilty about his sins lately and he goes on the scaffold because he is overwhelmed with guilt and needs to confess.hester and pearl them join him on the scaffold uniting their family. the meteor makes an "a" in the sky and the townspeople think it means angel when in fact it means adulterer
ReplyDeleteIn the second scaffold scene Dimmsdale goes up there to express the guilt he holds inside, he does this late at night so nobody can see. Hester and Pearl walk by and Dimmsdale calls them up. they stand up there together and as they are up there a meteor goes through the sky creating an A. the townspeople associate Hester's A with the A in the sky and replace adultery with Angel.
ReplyDeleteAt the second scuffold scene, Dimmsdale goes there to relief some guilt that he has built up. As Hester and Pearl were passing by, they join him and they all hold hands. Pearl asks him to join them tomorrow when everyone can see them on the scuffold and he refuses. Chillingworth sees Dimmsdale on the scuffold.
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