Questions tagged [nathaniel-hawthorne]
Questions about the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864) and his life as a writer.
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Antecedents for Hawthorne's Dr. Rappaccini
In the short story Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dr. Rappaccini uses his own daughter as a subject in his great experiment, resulting in her living a life of isolation and eventually ...
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Near the end of The Scarlet Letter, is it plausible that Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale will marry?
Near the end of The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale meet in the woods and talk. At the end of this conversation they seem intent on returning to Europe to marry.
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What is the meaning of this excerpt from "The Scarlet Letter"?
What is the meaning of this excerpt from chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter (1850) by Nathaniel Hawthorne?
They were, doubtless, good men, just and sage. But, out of the whole human family, it would not ...
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