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Arts & Entertainment

The Scarlet Letter

Curriculum tie-in: Language Arts, Reading, Ethics, History
Grades: Grades 9-12

In 1666, Hester Prynne, scorned by her adulterous history, bears the punishment of a scarlet red 'A" emblazoned on her chest. Just beyond Hester's daily cloud creeps her husband, long believed dead, waiting to seek his revenge on Hester as well as the father of her child. Come experience Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterpiece that examines the conflict between human emotion and human intellect.

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