THE SCARLET LETTER BY NATHANAL HAWTHORNE

1. THE SCARLET LETTERBYNATHANAL HAWTHORNE KARA LEWIS

2. Adultery wich is having sex with another person when married

3. Bowers a shady leafy shelter or recess, as in a wood or garden; arbour or a rustic cottage; a country retreat

4. Customs House A place were duties are paid or collected and vessels are entered and cleared

5. Arthur Dimmesdale Is the man who committed adultery with Hester Prynne

6. eiderdown pillow E is for eiderdown pillow - Eiderdown" as the name for a down filled quilt. Hundreds of years ago, many quilts were filled with the down that came from a beautiful northern bird called the Eider Duck.

7. fellow-sinner F is for fellow-sinner - A friend who is frequently in the company of another. "Comrades in arms"

8. Governor Bellingham G is for Governor Bellingham - Governor Bellingham is a wealthy, elderly gentleman who spends much of his time consulting with the other town fathers. Despite his role as governor of a fledgling American society, he very much resembles a traditional English aristocrat. Bellingham tends to strictly adhere to the rules, but he is easily swayed by Dimmesdale’s eloquence. He remains blind to the misbehaviors taking place in his own house: his sister, Mistress Hibbins, is a witch.

9. Hester Prynne Hester Prynne -  Hester is the book’s protagonist and the wearer of the scarlet letter that gives the book its title. The letter, a patch of fabric in the shape of an “A,” signifies that Hester is an “adulterer.” As a young woman, Hester married an elderly scholar, Chillingworth, who sent her ahead to America to live but never followed her. While waiting for him, she had an affair with a Puritan minister named Dimmesdale, after which she gave birth to Pearl. Hester is passionate but also strong—she endures years of shame and scorn. She equals both her husband and her lover in her intelligence and thoughtfulness. Her alienation puts her in the position to make acute observations about her community, particularly about its treatment of women.

10. JUNIOR CLERK J is for junior clerk - a minor official or functionary at the customs house

11. King Derby "King" Derby (Elias Hasket Derby, 1739-1799) was a successful Salem merchant who built a large wharf and traded with China, India, and Russia. The street between the Custom House and the wharves is named Derby Street after him.

12. Locofoco L is for Locofoco - A nickname formerly given to a member of the Democratic party.

13. Massachusetts magistracy M is for Massachusetts magistracy - magistrates - act as judges working around the clock, issuing warrants of arrest, presiding over trials of small claims,

14. New England Puritans (Pilgrims) N is for New England Puritans - Calvinist in theology, they stressed predestination and believed that the Scriptures did not sanction the setting up of bishops and churches by the state. early Puritans wanted to purify the church.

15. Old Manse O is for Old Manse - Old Manse is an old name for the residence of a minister of a church

16. PEARL P is for Pearl - PearlHester’s daughter, Pearl, functions primarily as a symbol. She is quite young during most of the events of this novel—when Dimmesdale dies she is only seven years old—and her real importance lies in her ability to provoke the adult characters in the book.

17. Q is for

18. Roger Chillingworth He is Hester Prynnes husband, but not Pearls father.

19. Scarlet Letter S is for Scarlet Letter - The scarlet letter is meant to be a symbol of shame, Originally intended to mark Hester as an adulterer

20. tunic A long, plain, close-fitting jacket, usually having a stiff high collar and worn as part of a uniform.

21. Vixenly V is for vixenly - female fox. A woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious

22. WHARF W is for wharf - A landing place or pier where ships may tie up and load or unload.

23. YANKEE Y is for Yankee - New Englander: an American who lives in New England