... sorrow; therefore, making her a tragic heroine. Throughout the story of "The Scarlet Letter," Hawthorne tips off the reader that Hester Prynne is destined for a downfall because her character is written a classic tragic heroine. A tragic hero is "a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that ... a connection with her and even develop a feeling of sorrow and hopefulness for Hester throughout the novel, regardless of the sin she committed. The reader awaits the inevitable downfall of Hester, secretly wishing that it will never come. The ultimate downfall of H...

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