Part one of term paper
The Head verses the Heart in The Scarlet Letter. There are many conflicts in The Scarlet Letter, but the most predominant is the conflict between the law and the will of the heart. While we have to live, and abide, by the law we must also consider the emotions of our heart. It is often these emotions which guide, if not dictate, our everyda ...

Part two of term paper
... colonies was very strict. These laws reigned supreme. They accused mentally ill people of practicing witchcraft instead of using logic to tell otherwise. After being "convicted", the "witches" would not be imprisoned; they would be stripped of the only possession left- their life. An example of this is Mistress Hibbons who allowed the laws to convince her that she was a servant to "the Prince Satan" himself. Another example of these unsympathetic omnipresent laws is when a spouse i ...