NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

We're moving into a new time period in American Literature; read about the "Romanticism" of 1820 to 1865.

Read some background information on Nathaniel Hawthorne HERE.

Before reading Young Goodman Brown, read THIS ARTICLE by English Professor, Leland Ryken.

Read Hawthorne's short story, YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN.

Vocabulary List 3

1    1.      Dialect
2.      Static character
3.      Dynamic character
4.      Irony
5.      Protagonist
6.      Antagonist
7.      External conflict
8.      Internal conflict
9.      Characterization
10.   Rising action
11.   Climax
12.   Falling action
13.   Setting
14.   Motif
15.   Onomatopoeia
16.   Atmosphere
17.   Refrain
18.   Epic
19.   Tragedy
20.   Tragic flaw
21.   Monologue
22.   Plot
23.   Comic relief
24.   Theme