Yes, there is a few figurative language. Sorry if wrong
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He is probably the next person up for the throne so he wants the person who is in the throne to die some kind of way so he can be in charge. Or maybe he's like the person who controls things when the main character is in charge for example Vice president.
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i hope this helps you i really dident know nothing about this.
Hester recognizes a white man wearing Indian clothing in the crowd. She thought it was odd because not very many natives go into the Puritan town. Who is her husband Roger Chillingworth