Since the moment Roger Chillingworth was introduced into the novel, revenge filled his mind. He first began gaining information from a stranger in the crowd of the puritan community about the familiar woman st

As the community first watched Hester being led from the prison door to the scaffold, they became angry. By the expressions on her face, one could see no feeling of regret or apology. “...She took the baby on her arm, and, with a burning blush, and yet a haughty smile, and a glance that would not be abashed, looked around at her townspeople and neighbors” (37). From the earliest part of the story, Hester showed much friction with the people of the town. The townspeople stared at Hester with disgrace and disappointment as she approached the scaffold. She returned an almost evil smile; proud of what she had done, taunting them. When Hester was first convicted of adultery, her punishment was to be humiliated in the center of the community in front of all the puritan people. She was also to wear the letter A upon her chest so that everyone would know of her sin. One way that Hester took revenge on community was by embroidering such a beautiful letter A. She turned what was supposed to be a mark of embarrassment into a beautifully created work of art. The letter did not look like an ugly mark of shame or embarrassment, but a mark of beauty that stood out for everyone to see. “It was whispered, by those who peered after her, that the scarlet letter threw a lurid gleam along the dark passage-way of the interior“(48). The letter left the community frustrated with their somewhat, failed attempt of punishment. Hester also seeks revenge on Dimmesdale throughout the whole novel. She was fully aware of the minister’s strengths and weaknesses; therefore she knew that confessing that he was her partner would be an easy way out for him. Instead, she continually kept the mystery man a secret, letting his self-conscience eat him alive. A third way she exercised her ability to obtain revenge was by using her very fine needlework skills. She became so skilled that the people of the community needed her work. Asking someone who is so “sinful” for some form of service or help can make one feel inferior. That is exactly what it did to this puritan community. The magistrates informed Hester that she could at any time remove the “A” of her chest, yet Hester chose to c

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