Character Worksheet for The Scarlet Letter Take another look at the characters in The Scarlet Letter and

decide which of them are round / flat or dynamic / static. Character Hester Prynne Flat / Round, give evidence to support your choice. Round Hesters identity in the community is a way of measuring her development as a character, initially an outcast accused of adultery she became a competent and respected independent woman because of her charitable deeds. Flat Little was known abut Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale beyond the fact that he was guilt ridden and unable to acknowledge or admits his own flaws. Dynamic / Static, give evidence to support your choice. Dynamic Hester drastically changed throughout the story, she was initially regarded as an adulteress and marked with the scarlet letter A that stood for adulteress; but it later stood for able. Dynamic Initially Arthur Dimmesdale was not able to admit his own sins but as the story progressed and began to close he overcame his fear and confessed to having an affair with Hester; and fathering her child.

Arthur Dimmesdale

Roger Chilling- Round Static worth Chillingworths fixation on revenge is cru- Roger Chillingworth was introduced as a cial to his development as character, as he vengeful elderly physician, that retained became more fixated on revenge he behis vindictive personality until his demise. came more vindictive and ruthless. Pearl Round Dynamic Pearl progressively developed from when Pearl was initially a curious, evil, and misshe was first introduced during the first chievous young girl, but as she matured scaffold scene. Her initially mischievous she developed maturer qualities that aland devilish personality was replaced with lowed her to read people. a more mature and age appropriate personality.

Mistress Hibbins Flat Static Mistress Hibbins was not a fully developedMistress Hibbins was introduced to us as a character, the only information that the au- witch who was accused of being in league thor provided about her was that she was with the devil, she was later executed beGovernor Bellinghams sister and she was cause of the accusations. accused of being a witch.

Asher Lev, Rivkeh Lev, and Aryeh Lev - Characters in My Name is Asher Lev Directions: Complete each of the following statements by circling your choice and after each, defend your response in a sentence or two. Be specific. 1. Asher is a (flat, round) character. Asher was a round character, he was devoted to his interest in art and matured as an individual and as an artist. 2. Rivkeh is a (flat, round) character. Rivkeh was a round character, through her depression and repression Rivkehs weaknesses, flaws, and strengths were revealed. Rivkeh was passionate about completing her brothers work for the Rebbe after his life was brought to an abrupt end. 3. Aryeh is a (flat, round) character. Aryeh was a flat character, he was devoted to his religion, and his work for the Rebbe. 4. Asher is a (static, dynamic) character. Asher was a dynamic character, who regularly went through phases where he would paint and then others where he would not as he tried to appease to his father, by studying the Torah and Russian. 5. Rivkeh is a (static, dynamic) character. Rivkeh was a dynamic character, she was emotionally destroyed by her brothers abrupt death but returned to her former self when the Rebbe granted her permission to attend school, and continue her brothers work. Rivkeh initially supported Asher until he unveiled the Brooklyn Crucifixions in his last show, and she turned her back on him. 6. Aryeh is a (static, dynamic) character. Aryeh was a static character, he was always in protest of Ashers art.

Directions: Locate each of the following quotations in the text. Think about it and then write a theme it illustrates. Remember, theme is stated in a sentence or two; theme is not just one word.

1. I didnt know, Mama. Is it wrong if you do something when you dont even know you did it? How
could that be wrong? (122) Children are often more innocent when they are younger.

2. Please Aryeh. Do you know what its like for something to be incomplete? (49)
People often feel unsatisfied when work is left incomplete.

3. The artist should have a powerful will. He should be powerfully possessed by one idea. He should
be intoxicated with the idea of the thing he wants to express, (195) You should be devoted to what your passionate about, and never give up on your dream.

4. To kill a human being is to kill also the children and childrens children that might have come from
him down through all the generations, (59) One life is not less significant or important then another, one life may be the basis of countless more.

5. What does it mean to you, my Asher? I thought I heard her say. Because it may hurt us, (104)
People often misinterpret something from how it was suppose to be interpreted, or how someone else interpreted it, and it is often the cause of disagreements.

6. You draw with too much love. No man can love as much as you and survive as an artist, (206)
Feelings often compromise someones ability to succeed, or understand the reality of their situation.

7. You have nothing better to do with your time, Asher? Your grandfather would not have like you to
waste so much time with foolishness, (17) People are often passionate about something, or are interested in something that others might find to be lacking interest, significance, or importance.

8. ... for nowhere in my background was there any indication that I might have come into the world with
a unique and disquieting gift, (10) The most unique people show up in the most unexpected places.

9. But I will not apologize. It is absurd to apologize for a mystery, (9) 10. I took the canvas down and put it against a wall. I felt vaguely unclean, as if I had betrayed a
friend, (311)

11. I was not drawing pretty things. I was drawing twisted shapes, swirling forms, in blacks and reds
and grays, (22)

12. Out of the corner of my eye I watched the smile spread quickly across pimply face. I could also hear
the high piercing voice: Here comes Asher Picasso Lev... (228)

13. The Rebbe asked me to go, (14) 14. Within myself, a warning voice spoke soundlessly of fraud, (311) 15. Your turn: choose a quotation from the text. Next, write which theme it illustrates.

Figurative Language Directions: Dickens often uses figurative language in his writing - not just simple similes and metaphors, but extend metaphors, personification, and elaborate imagery pages. The main subjects for some examples of figurative language from A Tale of Two Cities are listed below. For each one, indicate the comparisons the figurative section makes. 1. Page 30: the mill The aristocrats were grinding down the peasants (Symbolic) 2. Page 30: Hunger The reason for the peasants suffering & their hunger for reform, authority, & retribution (Anaphora) 3. Page 54: Death (Personification) (Anaphora) 4. Book Two, Chapter 5: the lion and the jackal They are foils to one another & it is comparing Sydney Carton and Mr. Stryvers relationship to a predatory or rapacious lion and the jackal that lives off the lions scraps 5. Book Two, Chapter 7: Monseigneur Disparity (Symbolic) 6. Book Two, Chapter 21: echoes The storming of the Bastille & the French Revolution (Foreshadowing) 7. Book Three, Chapter 2l: the grindstone The blood thirsty revolutionaries (Symbolic) 8. Book Three, Chapter 8: the card game Comparing a high stake game of cards to the deal made between Sydney Carton & John Basard and how it was made (Extended Metaphor) Characterization: The methods used to present the personality of a character in a work of literature. Direct Characterization is when the author explicitly states what kind of person the character is. Indirect Characterization is where the author makes the reader figure out what type of person a character is Characters:

The people- and sometimes animals or natural forces represented as people who participate in the action of a literary work. Static Characters remain the same throughout the work. Dynamic Characters experience change. Flat Characters are not fully developed. Round Characters are more fully developed. Theme: Is the central and unifying concept of a story. It should account for major details. It exists inside the story and should be supported by the story (not outside data or experience). Should be expressed as a statement with subject and predicate. Should be stated as a generalization about life. Should not be a generalization larger than is justified by the story. (Beware the use of terms like every, all, always - instead use, some, may, and often) There are many correct ways to express a theme - not just one idea or one statement per story. Avoid using clichs to state theme. Anaphora: The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of consecutive phrases. (It was the best of times, it was the worst of times) Doubles Motif: When one character by contrast points to the qualities of another character. (In A Tale Of Two Cities, Carton & Darnay resembles one another but Cartons wasteful life contrasted Darnays productive one. Sarcasm: Bitter or cutting speech intended to give pain to the oppressor. Satire: Bitter or cutting speech intended to give pain to the oppressor but it also intends to affect reform of behavior. Irony: A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is expected to happen and what actually does happen. Verbal Irony is when a writer or speaker says one thing and means something entirely different. Situational Irony is a reversal of expectations. It occurs when one expects a certain outcome, but the result is a complete reversal. Dramatic Irony is when a reader or audience perceives something that a character in the story or play does not know. Foreshadowing: The use of clues that hint at important plot developments that are to follow in a story or drama. Personification: Describing an inanimate object as though it was living and had human attributes. Figurative Language: Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. Examples of figurative language include similes, metaphors, personification, symbolism, and hyperboles.