Crucible analysis

Why is Proctor John so adverse to the comings of Abigail? He has had previous intimate contact with her, but now denies it.

questions

analysis: How are the characteristics of Abigail and Mercy different:

evaluating: Is the characteristics Abigail has demonstrated appropriate for a 17-year-old girl?

creating: How would the whole accusation of witchcraft be seen in modern society?

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quote from p 138-141

"He regarded them as young adults, and until this strange crisis he, like the rest of Salem, never conceived that the children were anything but thankful for being permitted to walk straight, eyes slightly lowered, arms at the sides, and mouths shut until bidden to speak." (138)

This quote portrays how the kids in a Puritan society were expected. Similar to the description in the Scarlet Letter where it mentions how those kids could only play certain games and behave in certain ways within Puritan restrictions,this quote illustrates how Parris, an important religious figure in Salem back in his time, as well as the whole Puritan society, saw their kids and their behaviors.

quote from The Cruicible

"I look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart! I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men! And now you bid me tear the light out of my eyes? I will not, I cannot! You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet!" (150)

Abigail's situation, seem in this quote, is similar to that of Hester because they both committed adultery and they both have the feelings for those men. In the Scarlet Letter Hester obviously has some kind of attachment to Dimmesdale. When they were in the minister's house she asked the minister to defend her, and in the later part when they meet each other in the woods the tone of their conversation sends out an atmosphere that an intimate relationship would have. In this quote, such feeling is conveyed rather directly through words such as " took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart."

Act 1 of The Crucible

Mrs. Putnam (full of breath, shiny-eyed). It is a marvel. It is surely a stroke of hell upon you. 

Parris. No, Goody Putnam, it is--

Mrs. Putnam (glancing at Betty). How high did she fly, how high? 

Parris. No, no, she never flew--

Mrs. Putnam (very pleased with it). Why, it's sure she did. Mr. Collins saw her goin' over Ingersoll's barn, and come down light as bird, he says! 

Mrs. Putnam is "very pleased" with the misfortune of Parris. She thinks that Betty has been involved in witchcraft, so she will be punished, and so will Parris because his reputation will be destroyed. In both The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter, the civilians of the Puritan society are pleased with other peoples misfortunes. For example, in The Scarlet Letter, some women are happy that Hester was being punished. People delight in each other's punishments. 

Rebecca: "I think she will wake in time, pray calm yourselves. I have eleven children and I am twenty-six times a grandma, and I have seen them all through their silly seasons, and when it come on them they will run the Devil bowlegged keeping up with their mischief. I think she’ll wake when she tires of it." (151)

This quote relates to Scarlet Letter in which Hester is troubled by Pearl. In a sense, children can be troubling and annoying at times like Pearl could be angelic and demon-like the next. However, Hester learned to love Pearl. This quote relates to Scarlet Letter."

"As for Rebecca, the general opinion of her character was so high that to explain how anyone dared cry her out for a witch - and more, how adults could bring themselves to lay hands on her - we must look to the fields and boundaries of that time." (151)

Just like Reverend Dimmesdale in the Scarlet Letter, people who's names are known for what they have done are less prone to be suspected as a evildoer.

The Crucible Act 1 Quote

"Abigail. 'John - I am waitin' for you every night.' [. . .] Abigail. 'You're surely sportin' with me.'" (149)

This quote is somehow related to the the Scarlet letter because both story is illustrating an adultery affair. You can tell from this quote that the relationship is a bit offtrack and not right by the word sporting, meaning intimate sexual intercourse, and by the tone of how she said she will be waiting every night is just abnormal and fishy.

The Crucible Act 1 Quote

"Proctor. I seen none dyin'. This society will not be a bad to swing around your head, Mr. Putnam (to Parris) Did you call a meeting before you-?
Putman. I am sick of meetings; cannot the man turn his head without he have a meeting?
Porctor. He may turn his head, but not to Hell!" (151)

In this quote we can see that during that time, everyone was related and know each other. Everyone cares about what is going on in their society and in their townspeople's lives. They believes that the movement and every action of the people in the town should be known from everyone else. For example in this quote we can see that they have to call meetings and tell everyone what is going on. In their society, they believed that everyone should work together and that problems should be notified and solved by everyone. You can see that there are still people who don't want to, for example, Putman. But then Proctor immediately said that it is wrong to not to have a meeting. And throughout the whole story, everyone keeps one telling Parris that he has to tell everyone what is going on. This is like the Scarlet Letter because in the book we can see that everyone knows what is going on and the punishment and the things Hester did was notified to everyone in the town. Everyone knows what the A stands for on her chest. To the Puritans, sins should be public and everyone should know what is going on.

The Crucible Act I Quote

"These people had no ritual for the washing away of sins. It is another trait we inherited from them, and it has helped to discipline us as well as to breed hypocrisy among us" (148).

In The Crucible, John Proctor is described as a sinner, both to the society and to himself. Although he appears to be respected by others, he sees himself a fraud because in the Puritan religion there is no way a sinner can get rid of his/her sins. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester and Dimmesdale also cannot wash away their sins. Hester's bond to the scarlet letter symbolizes that she has no way of redeeming herself. Dimmesdale, though he kept secret, suffers without a moment's rest over his sin until he died. Unlike The Scarlet Letter, however, characters in The Crucible don't seem to struggle with their sins as much.

The Crucible Act One

"It must come out     my enemies will bring it out. Let me know what you done there. Abigail, do you understand that I have many enemies?...There is a faction that is sworn to drive me from my pulpit. Do you understand that?" p. 142

From this quote is show that within the Crucible that, like the Scarlet Letter, reputation is everything. When Hester was marked with the letter A, her reputation was broken down and the villagers started their public hatred and disgust for her. In the Crucible, Parris is worried about his reputation because he doesn't want to be hated on losing the trust that he finally gained over the years; He doesn't want to end up isolated from his society.

The Crucible

"But all organization is and must be grounded on the idea of exclusion and prohibition" (141).

In the Scarlet Letter, this idea is also implicitly incorporated into the society. They prohibit ungodly acts which includes adultery. Adultery was prohibited and when Hester committed it, she was excluded from the community and shown as a symbol of the consequences of disobeying the prohibition rule. 

Crucible Act 1 Quote (142) Brandon Lu

"Abigail. Uncle, the rumor of witchcraft is all about;
I think you’d best go down and deny it yourself. The
parlor’s packed with people, sir. I’ll sit with her.
Parris ( pressed, turns on her). And what shall I say to
them? That my daughter and my niece I discovered
dancing like heathen in the forest?
Abigail. Uncle, we did dance; let you tell them I
confessed it—and I’ll be whipped if I must be. But
they’re speakin’ of witchcraft. Betty’s not witched.
Parris. Abigail, I cannot go before the congregation
when I know you have not opened with me. What
did you do with her in the forest?
Abigail. We did dance, uncle, and when you leaped
out of the bush so suddenly, Betty was frightened
and then she fainted. And there’s the whole of it.
Parris. Child. Sit you down.
Abigail (quavering, as she sits). I would never hurt
Betty. I love her dearly.
Parris. Now look you, child, your punishment will
come in its time. But if you trafficked with
 spirits in the forest I must know it now, for surely my
enemies will, and they will ruin me with it.(142)"



This quote shows that the people back in those times also believed heavily on religious things. Everyone would have to be confronted infront of everyone by the people of the town just like the Scarlet Letter as Hester was being publicly humiliated with her hateful sin. This quote shows that people will be punished if they were to commit something bad just like the public condemnation in the Scarlet Letter. They believed heavily on things like spirits and god and they believed that all these things had an effect on how people acted and behaved. Both the Scarlet Letter and the Crucible based their society on something that cannot be seen by the naked eye, like god and spirits.

The Crucible Act 1 Quote

"ABIGAIL. 'She is blackening my name in the village! ... You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet! He turns abruptly to go out. She rushes to him. John, pity me, pity me (150)'".

John Proctor committed adultery with Abigail and John's wife has found out this thing. Abigail hope she could continue the relationship between John and her; however, John did not want to keep on.
John Proctor and Abigail just like Dimmesdale and Hester because they all committed adultery. In both stories, main characters' husband or wife has found out they committed adultery. For instance, Roger Chillingworth found out Hester committed adultery and so does John's wife found out John and Abigail has special relationship.

Quote from The Crucible Act one

Tituba. Aye, sir, a good Christian woman. Hale. And you love these little children?

Tituba. Oh, yes, sir, I don’t desire to hurt little children.

Hale. And you love God, Tituba? Tituba. I love God with all my bein’. Hale. Now, in God’s holy name—

Tituba. Bless Him. Bless Him. (She is rocking on her knees, sobbing in terror.)

Hale. And to His glory—
Tituba. Eternal glory. Bless Him—bless God . . .

Hale. Open yourself, Tituba—open yourself and let God’s holy light shine on you(161).

In this conversation, Hale was trying to find out whether Tituba is a witch  who is associated with the devil. This quote can be related to the Scarlet Letter by treating God as the most sacred person who is wise and omnipotent and cannot be violated. They believed that the God knows everything. Besides, they are trying to save Betty and find out the Devil with God’s power. Thus, by reading this quote and The scarlet Letter, we can find out that both communities were influenced deeply bu religious and they believed in a potent God

The Crucible Act 1 Quote

Abigail: John-I am waitin' for you every night.
Proctor: Abby, I never give you the hope of waiting for me
Abigail: .. she puts me out..(page 149)
Betty: You drank blood to kill John Proctor's wife! (page 148)

From the first two lines we can see that Proctor surly had unusual relationship with Abigail. Very likely to be the same unusual relationship between Dimmesdale and Hester.
The following two lines tells the reader the consequence of the relationship, one is that Proctor's wife finds out about the relationship between Proctor and Abigail and she kicks Abigail out of the house. The other is Abigail drank blood to kill John Proctor's wife resulting in the sickness of the girls and witchcraft rumor that goes around the village. The consequence of the relationship between Dimmesdale and Hester is that Hester have Pearl, get publicly condemn, and have to wear the scarlet letter for the rest of her life.

Quote from The Crucible act 1

"Abigail. 'John - I am waitin' for you every night.' [. . .] Abigail. 'You're surely sportin' with me.'" (Page 149)

This quote is related to The Scarlet Letter, because this part is related to adultery and usual close relationship. In the Scarlet Letter, Dimmesdale and Hester have an unusual relationship between them. Dimmesdale hugs Hester on the scaffold, talks to Hester, and defends for them. In this quote, Abigail not only mention they have been "sporting" with each other. She also called Proctor by his first name, but not the last name. This shows an unusual relationship between them.

"The Crucible" Act 1: Quotes

Parris: (scrambling to his feet in a fury) Out of my sight! (She is gone.) Out of my-(He is overcome with sobs. He clamps his teeth against them and close the door and leans against it, exhausted.) Oh, my God! God help me! (Quaking with fear, mumbling to himself through his sobs, he goes to the bed and gently takes Betty's hand.) Betty. Child. Dear child. Will you wake, will you open up your eyes! Better, little one...

Considering as one of the most pious clergyman, Dimmesdale encountered similar difficulty as Parris did in "The Crucible". People started having an assumption that Parris's daughter might practice the witchcraft. By looking at this quotation, we can see how Parris was concerned about his identity being violated by her daughter's condition. Parris revealed ambivalence of not only protecting his own religious reputation but also worrying about his daughter's symptom. Dimmedsale also shared the same dilemma of reuniting with Hester Prynne or defending his own renown. 

Quote from The Crucible act 1

"Abigail. I know how you clutched my back behind
your house and sweated like a stallion whenever
I come near! Or did I dream that? It’s she put me
out, you cannot pretend it were you. I saw your face
when she put me out, and you loved me then and
you do now!"(149)

It relates to The Scarlet Letter because it's adultery. In The Scarlet Letter Heaster and Demmisdale had committed adultry but Demmisdale was to coward to admit. He let Hester bare all the charges and suffer from the isolation of the townspeople. In The Crucible, Abigail said Proctor loved her even though he already had a wife. But Proctor was not dare to admit it because they live in a society that is stricter than the society in The Scarlet Letter. In the Salem society, they might be punished far more severly when charged as committing adultery.

The Crucible Quotation

"Massachusetts tried to kill off the Puritans, but they combined up; they set up a communal society wich, in the begining, was a little more than an armed camp with autocratic and very devoted leadership ." (140)

This quote shows that the puritans were not tolerated by other people from Massachusetts, however, it is similar to the Scarlet Letter in a way that the Puritans had to form their own mini group with a leadership under a group of ministers.

The Crucible Quotation by Steven Tung

"This predilection for minding other people's business was time-honored among the people of Salem..."(140).

This quote shows that the people of Salem were used to trying to catch each other sinning, and the sins of the people were made public. This was also true in The Scarlet Letter, because everyone knew that Hester had sinned, and she was publicly chastised in front of everyone

The Crucible Quote

"No one can really know what their lives were like. They had no novelists - and would not have permitted any to read a novel if one were handy. Their creed forbade anything resembling a theater or "vain enjoyment." They did not celebrate Christmas, and a holiday from work meant only that they must concentrate even more upon prayer." (138)

In this quote from the Crucible, we can see that religion was a very big part in their culture. The people living in the time period when the Crucible was taken place thought that work and religion were the two most important thing in everyone's lives. When they said children went to play, they meant they went to pray. Praying and going to church were the enjoyment of their lives. This is similar to the people in the Scarlet Letter because in the Scarlet Letter, the people cared a lot about religion too. They believed that when you committed a crime, its not only a bad thing to do, but you are committing the crime to God. And that is very very bad. When Hester committed adultery, they believed that she had committed a sin. We can also see that they respect their religion leaders a lot from the way people treated Mr. Dimmesdale. But the difference we can see in this quote between the Crucible and the Scarlet Letter is that in the Crucible it seems more depressing and sad and that people really didn't do anything other than praying and working. But in the Scarlet Letter, people had more fun and sounded more relaxing.

Crucible quote TOny

"At any rate, very few Indians were converted, and the Salem fold believed that the virgin forest was the Devil's last preserve, his home base and the citadel of his final stand." (140)

Puritans are radical religious believer, they think anybody who thinks different, commits sin, or not believe god as infidels. Indians were considered to be savages who lived in the wilds with no faith, and a perfect fallback for Satan himself. In the Scarlet Letter, Hester was considered infidel when she got found out about her sexual sin. People gave her chance to revive her faith with life long punishment, but this however shows how radically the puritains react to their religious believes.

The Crucible Quotation

"As the curtain rises. Reverend Parris is discovered kneeling beside the bed, evidently in prayer. His daughter, Betty Parris, aged ten, is lying on the bed, inert."

This quote from the Crucible relates to The Scarlet Letter because Betty Parris is somewhat like Pearl in the Scarlet letter, and both daughters are serve as an important part of upon their family. Betty Parris and Pearl are also about the same age, which makes them even more related.  

The Crucible Quotation by Joseph Wei

"For these reasons, among others, they carried about an air of innate resistance, even of persecution"(140).

This quote relates to the Scarlet Letter mainly in the way of persecution. In the Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is persecuted because of her act of adultery. Hester is different from the public aspect of the puritan society and so she is ostracized and persecuted. The puritan ancestors were persecuted in England, so now the puritans are persecuting the aliens, those who disobey their rules, including Hester.

The Crucible Quotation by Jeremy Huang

"For these reasons, among others, they carried about an air of innate resistance, even of persecution. Their fathers had, of course, been persecuted in England. So now they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom, lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong ways and deceitful ideas" (140).


This quote is connected to the Scarlet Letter due to the fact that it contains persecutions and people searching for a new place to start a puritan religion, where they will not be hurt by the English government. Hester is related to this because in the quote it mentions a New Jerusalem and the new church often makes people feel like they are obliged to adhere to the rules.. thus Hester was put in jail for adultery. 

The Crucible Quotation by Winston Chen

"The edge of the wilderness was close by. The American continent stretched endlessly west, and it was full of mystery for them. It stood, dark, and threatening, over their shoulders night and day, for out of it Indian tribes marauded from time to time..."

This quote about the story is similar to the Scarlet Letter in which they use the wilderness/forest to represent religiously bad things. In the Scarlet Letter, Hester was offered to meet the devil in the forest. This is understandable because both stories are set in a colonial, strictly Puritan society.

The Crucible Quotation by Andy Yu

"He believed he was being persecuted wherever he went, despite his best efforts to win people and God to his side" (Miller 138).

Reverend Samuel Parris, the main character of the Crucible, and Hester Prynne, the main character of the Scarlet Letter, are very similar. In the Crucible, Reverend Parris is being persecuted. In the Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is mistreated by the Puritans in her society. They scorn and disrespect her. People dislike her for what she had committed. In addition, Hester tried her best efforts to help her neighbors in order to ease the guilt she has. She sew clothes for them. She wants people to forgive her by doing something generous.

"The Crucible" Quote

"No one can really know what their lives were like. They had no novelists-and would not have permitted anyone to read a novel if one were handy . Their creed forbade anything resembling a theater or "vain enjoyment." They did not celebrate Christmas, and a holiday from work meant only that they must concentrate even more upon prayer" 

Comparing with "The Scarlet Letter", we can see how "The Crucible" demonstrated an identical quality of Puritan society. As we know, puritan society was so strict that all the puritans had to act very carefully in order to avoid being considered as witches. Those puritans, who lived with religious intolerance, could not celebrate for festivals; however, they were devoted to the study of bible. Fighting against God's will, puritans did not have freedom of press at the time; therefore, states would bring shame on lawbreakers or witches by punishing them publicly. 

Scarlet Letter- Crucible Brandon

  "No one can really know what their lives were like. They had no novelists and would not have permitted anyone to read a novel if one were handy. THeir creed forbade anything resembling a theater or "vain enjoyment" They did not celebrate Christmas, and a holiday from work meant only that they must concentrate even more upon prayer." (138)

This quote shows that the villages of the people in the crucible is very religious, they have no time everyday, everyweek to do anything they like, they have absolutely no leisure time. They pray when they don't work and they work when they don't pray. This shows how religious the village of Salem really is and how the people of the town treats god very seriously. In the Scarlet Letter, Hester was punished heavily for committing deadly sins, well sins they considered deadly, which shows how pious they are about their religion just as the people of the Crucible are. Both stories have very religious groups of people and this greatly affects them as their way of life changes.

Quote from "The Crucible"

"He believed he was being persecuted wherever he went, despite his best efforts to win people and God to his side" (138).
This is similar to Hester's situation in The Scarlet Letter. She tried to be a good person and help out whenever she could. She was generous and gave to the poor. However, people still condemned her as an adulterer, and therefore a sinner, despite her best efforts.

Quote From Crucible page 140

"At any rate, very few Indians were converted, and the Salem folk believed that the virgin forest was the Devil's last preserve, his hime based and the citadel of his final stand. To the best of their knowledge the American forest was the last place on the earth that was not paying homage to god(40).

In Crucible, the author states that the forest is symbolized by devil since the forest back in the colonial age were not well discovered or developed. Thus, people back then often believes that the forest is a dangerous place where bad things will happen. Besides, the forest is also regarded as a evil place by stating that the forest is the home of black man and a sinful place. People can do anything in the forest since it is a good place that can stay from other peoples. Both Crucible and The Scarlet Letter are based on the Puritan society and they both believed that the forest is a sinful and ominous place.

The Crucible Quote

"Simply, it was this: for good purposes, even high purposes, the people of Salem developed a theocracy, a combine of state and religious power whose function was the keep the community together, and to prevent any kind of disunity that might open it to destruction by material or ideological enemies" (141).

The village in The Scarlet Letter was run by a theocracy as well. Even though they had a government official, the church held enough power among the people to be considered part of the governing body. Both communities in The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter are very religious and would not tolerate any ideas other than their own.

Quote From Crucible p.138-141

"The edge of wilderness was close by. The American continent stretched endlessly west, and it was full of mystery for them."

This quote from the Crucible relates to The Scarlet Letter because Hester and Pearl lived away from the village, in a very isolated area. From the view of the villagers, Hester's home was closer to the wild and isolated. In the Crucible it said "it was full of mystery", it could mean that a lot of things were unknown so people might not want to go explore it, same as for the villagers not wanting to go visit Hester for any reason.

Quote from The Crucible

"To the best of their knowledge the American forest was the last place on earth that was not paying homage to God(140)".

People at that era believed forest is a place where devil lived. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne also described forest as a sinful place. For example, the forest is where Hester and Dimmesdale met up and is also where you can find the black man.

Quote from The Crucible

"They believe, in short, that they held in the steady hands the candle that would light the world." (p140)

The characters from both the Scarlet Letters and The Crucible are both very religious. They are both Puritans that don't really enjoy any entertainment and they both believe that they are responsible for the peace. The characters from The Crucible think they have the candle that would light the world and townspeople of Scarlet Letter think they are responsible for publicly condemn Hester to save others from committing the same crime.

Quote from The Crucible

"At any rate, very few Indians were converted, adn the Salem folk believed that the virgin forest was the Devil's last preserve, his home base and the citadel of his final stand"(140)

The people at that time belived that the forest is the most evil place on earth. In the Scarlet Letter, Hester and Dimmesdale commit the adultery in a forest. They also met up in the forest and planned to go to Europe. Forest represented sin, which connected to the sin that Hester and Dimmesdale had committed.

Quote from the Crucible

- "The American con-tinent stretched endlessly
    west, and it was full of mystery for them."
This quote from the story The Crucible is somewhat related to The Scarlet Letter because it relates to the same time period. This shows that America is still being developed and discovered. In the Scarlet Letter, America was still being developed also and they were referred to as the continents.
-Ben Huang

The Crucible Analysis 138-141

"Of course it was her spirit only, but his satisfaction at confessing himself was no lighter than if it had been Martha herself. One could not ordinarily speak such things in public." (Miller, Pg141)

The society's culture in Scarlett Letter and The Crucible are very similar. Committing adultery is forbidden in both society. People in both society are very religious. All the sin you had done will be known by all the people in town. In the Crucible, thinking about it is just as bad as actually doing it.

Dark Romantic Analysis

"His gestures, his gait, his grizzled beard, his slightest and most indifferent acts, the very fashion of his garments, were odious in the clergyman's sight; a token implicitly to be relied on of a deeper antipathy in the breast of the latter than he was willing to acknowledge to himself." 
This shows that it is Dark Romantic, because the outside reflects what the inside is like. For example, the quote is referring to Chillingworth, and he's a very sinful and bitter man. His outside appearance reflects his inside. 

Dark Romantism analysize

"Better he had died at once!" said Hester. "Yea, woman, thou said truly!"cried old Roger Chillingworth, letting the lurid fire if his heart blaze out before her eyes. "Better had he died at once! Never did mortal suffer what this man has suffered. And all, all, in the sight of his worst enemy! He has been conscious of me..." (chapter 14)

Roger Chillingworth and Hester Prynn had an angry dispute . Chillingworth is a physician, who supposed to be rational, not letting the emotion take control. But now he is "letting the lurid fire if his heart blaze out." He is emotionaly angry. As the dispute goes on, Chillingworth talks carzily, revealing the sin of jealous and hatred. At the beginning of the story, Chillingworth seems to be very calm (even though when he said he will revenge on Hester), but then now his anger is exploding and he can't compress it rationally.

Why a Raven?

Rewrite the following stanzas by substituting another bird, such as an owl, a parrot, or any other bird. Make other changes in the stanzas to better reflect the different bird choice, but maintain the rhyme scheme, rhythm, and alliteration.

Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore.
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door -
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door -
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
`Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,' I said, `art sure no craven.
Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the nightly shore -
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

. . .

`Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!' I shrieked upstarting -
`Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken! - quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted - nevermore!

The Scarlet Letter Ch. 4, pg. 67 (1st paragraph)

"To say the truth, there was was much need of of professional assistance, not merely for Hester herself, but still more urgently for the child, who, drawing its sustenance from the Maternal bosom, seemed to have drunk in with it all the turmoil, the anguish and despair, which pervaded the mother's system. It now writhed in convulsions of pain, and was a forcible type, in its little frame, of the moral agony which Hester Prynne had borne throughout the day" (67).

This is an example of the Dark Romantic technique of showing on the outside what is on the inside. Hester's hysteria is so strong that it is even transferred to her milk and, subsequently, to Pearl. Pearl's hysteria is even described as a sort of personification of Hester's moral agony.

Tony Ohu Chapter 8

"God gave me the child!" cried she. "He gave her in requital of all things else which ye had taken from me. She is my happiness--she is my torture, none the less! Pearl keeps me here in life! Pearl punishes me, too! See ye not, she is the scarlet letter, only capable of being loved, and so endowed with a millionfold the power of retribution for my sin? Ye shall not take her! I will die first!"

Although Pearl is Hester's doom, she accepts Pearl and treasures her dearly as Pearl is the only one left of her.

The Scarlet Letter, Ch. 7 - by Jeremy Huang

Another and far more important reason than the delivery of a pair of embroidered gloves impelled Hester, at this time, to seek an interview with a personage of so much power and activity in the affairs of the settlement. It had reached her ears, that there was a design on the part of some of the leading inhabitants, cherishing the more rigid order of principles in religion and government, to deprive her of her child. On the supposition that Pearl, as already hinted, was of demon origin, these good people not unreasonably argued that a Christian interest in the mother’s soul required them to remove such a stumbling-block from her path. If the child, on the other hand, were really capable of moral and religious growth, and possessed the elements of ultimate salvation, then, surely, it would enjoy all the fairer prospect of these advantages by being transferred to wiser and better guardianship than Hester Prynne’s. 

The dark Romanticism is expressed through the words talking about the Christian interest and the mother's soul. The world soul carries much importance, and it says that the soul is a kind of savior or "guardian" of the feelings of child, thus the feelings of someone and the emotions can set the future of a certain individual. Because Dark Romanticism often neglects logic, if often focuses on the nature of human kinds and the different supernatural entities that we tend to believe in, hence religion. It goes on to talk about how we are possessed with morals grown from religion and our souls, thus leading us to believe that it is related to Romanticism in the respect that we face our emotions rather than our minds. It also is reasonable to argue that it is related to the literal "darkness" of this type of writing as the religion at the time had much relevance to the crucification of Jesus and the sacrifices we make (stated as salvation and elements possessed in people).    

Dark Romanticism Quote

"What choice had you?" asked Roger Chillingworth. "My finger, pointed at this man, would have hurled him from his pulpit into a dungeon, —thence, peradventure, to the gallows!" 

This quote shows Chillingsworth's anger at Hester, and this emotion is driving Chillingsworth more than logic. A logical man would not want to send people to the dungeons, but Chillingsworth, bent on revenge on Hester's lover, makes this threat. This is characteristic of dark romanticism, because Chillingsworth is acting on emotions rather than logic, and Hester doesnt tell anyone because she is afraid of Chillingsworth's wrath.

Chapter 7: Dark Romanticism

    "Old Roger Chillingworth, with a smile on his face, whispered something in the young clergyman’s ear. Hester Prynne looked at the man of skill, and even then, with her fate hanging in the balance, was startled to perceive what a change had come over his features,—how much uglier they were,—how his dark complexion seemed to have grown duskier, and his figure more misshapen,—since the days when she had familiarly known him."

     This quotation shows Dark Romanticism of the outside reflecting inside. Looking at the Chillingworth's expression, Hester was startled by Chillingworth's ambition of taking revenge on another adulterer and the changes of his personality. "Dark complexion" and "his figure more misshapen" can reflect Chillingworth's evil mind of trying to take revenge on someone. Hester Prynne felt like Chillingworth had become a totally different person, whose mind is full of resentment and wickedness. Due to his changes of personality, Hester Prynne did not trust Chillingworth as well as she did before. 

Chapter 12 quote - Dark Romanticism

"Mr. Dimmesdale reached the spot where, now so long since, Hester Prynne had lived through her first hours of public ignominy.....The minister went up the steps.....Without any effort of his will, or power to restrain himself, he shrieked aloud: an outcry that went pealing through the night, and was beaten back from one house to another, and reverberated from the hills in the background; as if a company of devils, detecting so much misery and terror in it, had made a plaything of the sound, and were bandying it to and fro.

"It is done!" muttered the minister, covering his face with his hands. "The whole town will awake and hurry forth, and find me here!""

One of the three key factors about Dark Romanticism is that emotions dominant reasons. This is when the emotions of the characters rule over the logic and the reasons and what is suppose to happen or how the character is suppose to feel. In this quote we can see the Mr. Dimmesdale walked on to the platform that years before Hester has suffered from because of the sin they committed together. And because Mr. Dimmesdale is so guilty about letting Hester have all the punishment and keeping it as a secret, he walked onto the platform. And then he shrieked aloud without control. He couldn't control himself from yelling although he should. He doesn't or isn't suppose to let anyone in the town to know that he is there so he shouldn't make any loud sound but he did without controlling. This is an example of how in Dark Romanticism emotions dominant reasons. Mr. Dimmesdale's emotions about his guilt and sin dominant the fact that he shouldn't make any noise. 

Ch. 9 Quote Dark Romanticism

"At first, his expression had been calm, meditative, scholar-like. Now, there was something ugly and evil in his face, which they had not previously noticed, and which grew still the more obvious to sight, the oftener they looked upon him." (120)

This quote is describing how the townspeople, even the ones with trustworthy opinions, noticed a remarkable change in Roger Chillingworth's countenance while he lives in town and especially since he moved in with Dimmesdale. The concept of one's outside reflecting the inside is definitely Dark Romanticism. As Chillingworth gets closer and closer to execute his revenge, his heart becomes more and more corrupt and that also affects how he looks.

Chapter 9 quote analysis

 “Her matronly fame was trodden under all men’s feet. Infamy was babbling around her in the public market-place…. which would not fail to be distributed in strict accordance and proportion with the intimacy and sacredness of their previous relationship.”(111)

This quote basically shows how the society labels Hester and leaves Hester with a bleak future without any second chances or make up opportunities. Furthermore, this quote clearly demonstrates the idea of how Hester and the whole incident have been widely and openly discussed. She is therefore isolated by the society because of her mistake and she moved out of the town in order to segregate herself and Pearl, her daughter, from her hometown.

Chapter 11 quote

" It was his custom, too, as it has been that of many other pious Puritans, to fast,—not, however, like them, in order to purify the body and render it the fitter medium of celestial illumination,—but rigorously, and until his knees trembled beneath him, as an act of penance.....He thus typified the constant introspection wherewith he tortured, but could not purify, himself." - Chapter 11

Dimmesdale is using extreme actions to physically torture his body seeking to purify himself. These actions of emotions over logic is a example of dark romanticism. He is so guilty of his sines that he is trying to relief his guilt by physically harming himself. 

Dark Romanticism Quote (Chpt 3) Brandon Lu

   "'Women, transgress not beyond the limits of heaven's mercy' cried the Reverend Mr Wilson, more harshly than before. 'That little babe hatch been gifted with a voice, to second and confirm the counsel which thou hast heard. Speak out the name! That, and thy repentance, may avail to take the scarlet letter off thy breast' 'Never'! replied Hester Prynne, looking, not at Mr Wilson, but into the deep and troubled eyes of the younger clergyman.' It is too deeply branded. Ye cannot take it off. And would that I might endure his agony, as well as mine!'" -Page 82

This quote is when Hester is on the scaffold and being questioned of who the father is. One of the main themes of the Dark Romanticism would be that people would have emotions over logic. Here, clearly that she is offered a great incentive of not having to wear the scarlet letter on her breast for her life time, and she chooses to ditch the offer and keep quiet about who the father is. There is no logical sense behind this as anyone would have easily told the townsmen who the father was so she would be saved. Emotions, the loyalty of Hester has overridden the logical sense in her, by not revealing the father. Emotions, over logic.

Ch. 14 Quote

"Old Roger Chillingworth presented a striking example of how a man who spends enough time doing the Devil’s work can actually transform himself into a Devil."

It shows that what's he's done has also showed in how he grew. As he grew older, he became what he is inside; his evil deeds has transformed him into a Devil. His years of torturing others has aged on him with the red light in his eyes and evil smile, just like that of a Devil. 

Chapter 15 Quotes

She marvelled how she could ever have been wrought upon to marry him! She deemed in her crime most to be repented of, that she had ever endured, and reciprocated, the lukewarm grasp of his hand, and had suffered the smile of her lips and eyes to mingle and melt into his own. And it seemed a fouler offence committed by Roger Chillingworth, than any which had since been done him, that, in the time when her heart knew no better, he had persuaded her to fancy herself happy by his side.

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“Yes, I hate him!” repeated Hester, more bitterly than before. “He betrayed me! He has done me worse wrong than I did him!” In this quotation from chapter fifteen of The Scarlet Letter has a sense of Dark Romantic Literature. Emotions has dominated the in the quotation by which Hester was so furious that she shouted “Yes, I hate him!". Nathaniel Hawthorne utilized imagery to depict the scene and the behavior of the character and further show the intrinsic emotion or thought. The text  "grasp of his hand, and had suffered the smile of her lips and eyes to mingle and melt into his own" has described the detail of the character physically and might further infer the anger. Overall, the emotion has revealed in this quotation.

Ch.15 Analysis

"Yes, I hate him!" repeated Hester more bitterly than before. "He betrayed me! He has done me worse wrong than I did him!"

This is a reflection of emotions dominating reason. After the talk with Roger Chillingworth, Hester mentions how she hate Roger. Her emotion dominates the logic when she gets mad at Chillingworth taking revenge on Dimmesdale by saying Roger done worse than she did to him even though she is the one who committed adultery.

Chapter 15 analysis

"She wondered what sort of herbs they were, which the old man was so sedulous to gather. Would not the earth, quickened to an evil purpose by the sympathy of his eye, greet him with poisonous shrubs, of species hitherto unknown, that would start up under his fingers? Or might it suffice him, that every wholesome growth should be converted into something deleterious and malignant at his touch?"

This is a reflection of inside from the outside. The ugly person here is referring to Roger Chillingworth. Nathaniel Hawthorne intentionally used words like evil, poisonous, and malignant to describe him, building up the connection between his deformity and his evilness, which is a dark romantic element.