The first public appearance made by adulteress Hester and her child Pearl are on the scaffold where they are joined by Reverend Dimmesdale does not stand with Hester on the scaffold, instead he stands on the balcony with those who pass judgment on

her. During this time, Hester’s husband appears; Roger Chillingworth and Reverend Wilson demands the name of Hester’s lover. He gives her the chance to "take the scarlet letter off her breast" if she were to "speak out his name" (64). But, Hester proudly refuses to reveal the name of her fancy man. In refusing to share his name with the townspeople she is banned to wear the scarlet letter and her fate had been set. Hester is now recognized as the lustful adulteress who had dealings with the “black man” or devil.

During the last scaffold scene, Dimmesdale, Hester, and Pearl stand hand in hand on the scaffold in front of the townspeople. Dimmesdale is able to relieve himself from sin and set his conscience free when delivers himself to God and shares that he is Hester’s lover. Next, Dimmesdale tears away the "ministerial band from before his breast"(250), revealing a scarlet letter burned into his flesh. By publicly showing his sin, he is able to overcome it, forgiving himself and officially asking God and the town for forgiveness. Although, Dimmesdale desires forgiveness most

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