Art and The Scarlet Letter

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Art and The Scarlet Letter

• SMIC School
• AP Language Composition
• Mrs. Ma

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Triads in Art

• Triads are used to visually draw attention to
  items.
• The most important item is usually located in the
  apex of the triangle.

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Art Literature

• Artists use
• triangles,
• color,
• shading,
• to create affect on viewers

• Writers use
• words,
• diction,
• imagery,
• symbolism
• to create affect on readers

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The Night Watch By Rembrandt
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Descent from the Cross by Rembrandt
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The Prodigal Son by Rembrandt
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In The Scarlet Letter, how is this seen in
Chapter 2?
Movie - The Scarlet Letter (plot nothing like
Hawthornes book)
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In The Scarlet Letter, how is this seen in
Chapter 12?
Painting by Matteson The Scarlet Letter,
1860 The only painting accomplished during
Hawthornes lifetime. Painted with Hawthornes
advice on how the characters should look.
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In The Scarlet Letter, how is this seen?

• He kept vigils, likewise, night after night,
  sometimes in utter darkness sometimes with a
  glimmering lamp, and sometimes, viewing his own
  face in a looking glass, by the most powerful
  light which he could throw upon it. Chapter 11
• What other examples can you find in Chapter 12?

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Your turn What are the various triads found in
the novel???