ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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LITERATURE QUESTIONS

PURITAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The following is considered this part of a standard plot line:Chillingworth moves in with Dimmesdale, begins to destroy him with various herbs and psychological torment. Hester eventually reveals Chillingworth’s true identity to Dimmesdale and makes plans to escape with he and Pearl across the ocean.
A
Exposition
B
Rising Action
C
Climax
D
Falling Action
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dimmesdale is so consumed with guilt for his sins that he fails to be as suspicious of Chillingworth as he should rightfully be. Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between Dimmesdale and Chillingworth at this point in the novel? the deterioration of his mental health.

Detailed explanation-2: -Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter with a man to whom she is not married and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reverend Dimmesdale has apparently fallen ill and because he refuses to marry, Chillingworth insists he move in with Dimmesdale to act as a personal doctor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Similarly, Dimmesdale’s revelation that he is Pearl’s father removes Hester from the old man’s clutches. Having lost the objects of his revenge, the leech has no choice but to die. Ultimately, Chillingworth represents true evil.

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