... She is convicted of committing adultery. At the beginning of the novel, Hester is forced to wear a scarlet letter, A, on her dress as a sign of her guilt. She steadfastly refuses to reveal the identity of her adulterous partner. However, her husband eventually realizes who her lover is and takes revenge on him. Eventually ... , "Hester did not sin at all: or that, if she did, she transformed her sin into a virtue according to the romantics, the tragedy of the Scarlet Letter does not result in any flaw in the heroin, for she is romantically without sin Hester gave everything to love"(Carp...

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