What are the themes of the Scarlet Letter and Maypole of Merry Mount and Why?

[zfleming93]

I have to do an assignment in class tomarow like this and I'm having problems figuring out the themes especially with Maypole of Merry Mount.

Which 2 are themes of both the Scarlet Letter and Maypole of Merry Mount and Why?
1. Arbguity of fact
2. Appearance vs reality
3. Isolation and effects of isolation
4. Balance between head and heart
5. Potential of evil in all of us
6. Love has puring effects
7. Human beings are imperfect
8. Guilty and innocent both suffer

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Did you read them?

[Buh4Bee]

What a hellish high school English assignment. Couldn't the teacher come up with something better?

[kiki1982]

Apart from the first, I was thinking the second too... Honestly, some teachers... You'd swear they hadn't read the books themselves and plucked the questions from the internet.