Hester Prynne came to Boston when she married to wait for her husband while he was still in Europe, finishing business. After two years of waiting, Hester commited adultery, which was shunned in Puritan communities. While on the scaffold taking responsibility for her actions, Arthur Dimmesdale was at the peak of his hypocrisy throughout the story, telling her that “What can thy silence do for him, except tempt him…..who perchance hath not the courage to grasp it for himself?”#. Staring out at the crowd from the scaffold, Hester recognizes a man, Roger Chillingworth, who is her husband who just arrived from Europe. At this point, Hester is the only person who is aware of it. Roger comes to Hester asking that she keep their marriage a secret, which she agrees to do. Chillingworth move

The common people are sober and cold, and are unforgiving. The women begrudge Hester for her youth and beauty. The men thinks she makes unwise decisions. They don’t realize that she was abandoned, they just listen to their wives gossip and allow that to create an impression. They are deceived and are made fools of by this act that is performed by Dimmesdale. Although they recognize a change in Chillingworth, no one realizes the obsession he has created for himself with revenge. The common people represent strict Puritans, not sensitive to feelings.

The forest is a sacrosanct for the two. They can always return there and lift their burden for the time being. Pearl is a free-spirited child, playing in the sunshine and river. Hester lets down her hair and plays with her daughter, appreciates her. It creates a moral backdrop where nothing is expected of anyone, where everyone is accepted and differences are forgotten.

There are a few supernatural aspects which stuck out in my mind. One night while standing on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl, Dimmesdale spots a meteor shooting across the sky and also notice a scarlet “A” written in the air. This sparks a pain in his heart and is a critical point in the novel. He realizes that he must join Hester and suffer as she has; he must wear a scarlet letter and be ashamed for his sins. There are witches, who are on the outskirts of town and the invitation for Hester to join them is always open.

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