![]() ![]() Hester becomes a pariah due to the scarlet letter and gives birth to Peal, a devilish wild child, born from the adulterous affair. Reverend Dimmesdale, the secret lover, tries to go about his life as a prominent member of the town all the while suffering guilt over his secret transgression and hypocrisy. Roger makes her promise not to reveal his identity to anyone as he goes off to seek revenge against the secret lover who wronged him. The community condemns her to wear the scarlet letter as a punishment. Her lawful husband, Roger Chillingworth, arrives from England just in time to find his wife displayed on the scaffold for public chastisement. ![]() Hester Prynne living in the puritan community during the mid-1600s commits adultery with an unknown paramour. Often considered the first true psychological novel of American literature, the text delves deeply into the haunted psyches of the three main characters: Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Reverend Dimmesdale, and how one event of adultery plagues them for the rest of their lives. (Originally read and wrote this post August 9th 2008) ![]()
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