chapters+9+10

//The Scarlet Letter//, English 11 Reading Questions Chapters 9 & 10 Directions: After you read, answer these questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. Chapter 9: “The Leech” Chapter 10: “The Leech and His Patient”
 * 1) Why was Chillingworth “cordially received” (106) as a physician in the colony?
 * 2) Why was Chillingworth’s entrance into town considered to have been “miraculous” (107)?
 * 3) What role do the townspeople play in cementing the relationship between Chillingworth and Dimmesdale (see page 108)?
 * 4) How does the relationship between the two men evolve (see pages 109-111)?
 * 5) We learn, that after a time, “another portion of the community had latterly begun to take its own view of the relation betwixt Mr. Dimmesdale and the mysterious old physician” (113). What is this view? Why is nothing done?
 * 6) What changes do people notice in Roger Chillingworth’s appearance (113-114)?
 * 1) We are told that Chillingworth “had been calm in temperament, kindly” (115), but now he is a changed man. Explain. What similes does Hawthorne use to describe Chillingworth’s behavior?
 * 2) Dimmesdale says to Chillingworth, “There can be…no power, short of the Divine mercy to disclose…the secrets that may be buried with a human heart” (117). What is Dimmesdale saying?
 * 3) Have you noticed any behavior that is characteristic of Dimmesdale?
 * 4) Hester and Pearl make an appearance in the chapter (119-120). Describe what they are doing? What observations do Dimmesdale and Chillingworth make about Hester?
 * 5) What do Dimmesdale and Chillingworth debate (118-123)?
 * 6) Why do you think the chapter ends with a reference to Satan (124)?