• Critical Essay of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

     

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Published: 01.01.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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Extract

What is guilt? We all have guilt about something. Maybe forgetting something, lied about something, or even did something that shouldn't of been done. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne we saw guilt fester in the minds and outward appearance of the main characters, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth.
When you hear the word guilt what do you think it means? Guilt means remorseful awareness of having done something wrong or of having failed to do something required or expected. Does that sound about right? Guilt is something
everyone has. …

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