Lead-in Questions: 1.How much do you know about the 19th century New England society? 2.Are you familiar with terms like puritanism,or Salem witch trials? 3.Do you know more of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works?What are they mainly about? The Minister's Black Veil A Parable (1836) 1 THE Sexton stood in the porch of Milford meetinghouse,pulling busily at the bell rope.The old people of the village came stooping along the street.Children,with bright faces,tripped merrily beside their parents,or mimicked a graver gait,in the conscious dignity of their Sunday clothes.Spruce bachelors looked sidelong at the pretty maidens,and fancied that the Sabbath sunshine made them prettier than on weekdays.When the throng had mostly streamed into the porch,the sexton began to toll the bell,keeping his eye on the Reverend Mr.Hooper's door.The first glimpse of the clergyman's figure was the signal for the bell to cease its summons. 2 "But what has good Parson Hooper got upon his face?"cried the sexton in astonishment. 3 All within hearing immediately turned about,and beheld the semblance of Mr. Hooper,pacing slowly his meditative way toward the meetinghouse.With one accord they started,expressing more wonder than if some strange minister were coming to dust the cushions of Mr.Hooper's pulpit. 4 "Are you sure it is our parson?"inquired Goodman Gray of the sexton.Lead-in Questions: 1. How much do you know about the 19 th century New England society? 2. Are you familiar with terms like puritanism, or Salem witch trials ? 3. Do you know more of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s works ? What are they mainly about? The Minister's Black Veil A Parable (1836) 1 THE Sexton stood in the porch of Milford meetinghouse, pulling busily at the bell rope. The old people of the village came stooping along the street. Children, with bright faces, tripped merrily beside their parents, or mimicked a graver gait, in the conscious dignity of their Sunday clothes. Spruce bachelors looked sidelong at the pretty maidens, and fancied that the Sabbath sunshine made them prettier than on weekdays. When the throng had mostly streamed into the porch, the sexton began to toll the bell, keeping his eye on the Reverend Mr. Hooper's door. The first glimpse of the clergyman's figure was the signal for the bell to cease its summons. 2 "But what has good Parson Hooper got upon his face?" cried the sexton in astonishment. 3 All within hearing immediately turned about, and beheld the semblance of Mr. Hooper, pacing slowly his meditative way toward the meetinghouse. With one accord they started, expressing more wonder than if some strange minister were coming to dust the cushions of Mr. Hooper's pulpit. 4 "Are you sure it is our parson?" inquired Goodman Gray of the sexton