Which event described in chapter 1 of the scarlet letter takes place before the story begins?
the crowd discusses hester's crime.
the crowd walks to the scaffold.
the puritans elect officials.
the puritans erect a jail.

The answer is : The Puritans erect a jail.

In Chapter one, before the story begins, we are presented with the first symbol in the novel - the prison door. The heavy, prison door is made of iron spikes, and it symbolizes the harshness of the Puritans. People have gathered and are staring at the door. Despite the gloomy atmosphere, there is a rosebush next to the door, which many interpret as a symbol of kindness.

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everyman: morality play

which phrase in this excerpt from the play everyman refers to god's judgment of people's souls after their death?

messenger: . .

ye think sin in the beginning full sweet,

which in( the end) causeth thy soul to weep,

when the body lieth in clay.

here shall you see how fellowship and jollity,

both strength, pleasure, and beauty,

will fade from thee as flower in may.

for ye shall hear, how our heavenly king

calleth everyman to a (general reckoning):

give audience, and hear what he doth say.

god: i perceive here in my majesty,

how that all the creatures be to me unkind,

living without dread in worldly prosperity:

of (ghostly sight) the people be so blind,

drowned in sin, they know me not for their god;

in worldly riches is all their mind,

they fear not( my righteousness), the sharp rod;

(my law that i shewed), when i for them die

hopefully this !