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Elizabeth
The young woman, who is being buried on the day that Hooper first wears his veil, has no lines in “The Minister’s Black Veil,” but it’s been suggested by some readers that she is the story’s most important character. Edgar Allan Poe argued that she and Hooper were lovers, and Hooper’s decision to cover his face is caused by his guilt after her death.
The young woman Quotes in The Minister’s Black Veil
The The Minister’s Black Veil quotes below are all either spoken by The young woman or refer to The young woman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Minister's Black Veil
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The clergyman stepped into the room where the corpse was laid, and bent over the coffin, to take a last farewell of his deceased parishioner. As he stooped, the veil hung straight down from his forehead, so that, if her eyelids had not been closed forever, the dead maiden might have seen his face. Could Mr. Hooper be fearful of her glance, that he so hastily caught back the black veil?
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The young woman Quotes in The Minister’s Black Veil
The The Minister’s Black Veil quotes below are all either spoken by The young woman or refer to The young woman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Minister's Black Veil
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The clergyman stepped into the room where the corpse was laid, and bent over the coffin, to take a last farewell of his deceased parishioner. As he stooped, the veil hung straight down from his forehead, so that, if her eyelids had not been closed forever, the dead maiden might have seen his face. Could Mr. Hooper be fearful of her glance, that he so hastily caught back the black veil?
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