Sins of Hester Prynne, Reverend Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth in

The Sins of Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth in The crimson LetterNathaniel Hawthornes The ruby Letter is a study of the effects of ungodliness on the hearts and minds of the main characters, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth. Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth. Sin strengthens Hester, humanizes Dimmesdale, and turns Chillingworth into a demon. Hester Prynnes goof was adultery. This sin was regarded truly seriously by the Puritans, and was often punished by death. Hesters penalty was to endure a public shaming on a scaffold for common chord hours and wear a scarlet letter A on her breast for the rest of her life in the town. Although Hawthorne does not pardon Hesters sin, he considers it less serious than those of Dimmesdale and Chillingworth. Hesters sin was a sin of passion. This sin was openly acknowledged as she wore the A on her chest. Hester did not entrust the greatest sin of the novel. She did not deliberately mean to commit her sin or mean to hurt others. Hesters sin is that her passions and love were of much importance to her than the Puritan moral code. This is shown when she says to Dimmesdale, What we did had a consecration of its own. We felt it so We say so to each other Hester fully acknowledged her guilt and displayed it with disdain to the world. This was obvious by the way she displayed the scarlet letter. It was elaborately designed as if to show Hester was proud. Hester is indeed a sinner, adultery is no light matter, heretofore today. On the other hand, her sin has brought her not evil, but good. Her charity to the poor, her all(a)ay to the broken-hearted, her unquestionable presence in times of trouble are all direct results of her quest for repe... ...Works Cited and ConsultedArvin, new-madeton. Critical Extracts. Major Literary Characters. New York, 1990. 12-14. Bruckner, Sally. The Scarlet Letter Critical Evaluation. Masterplots. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Pasadena Salem, 199 6. 5847-5851. Dolan, Neal. Thematic and Structural Analysis. The Scarlet Letter Blooms Notes. Philadelphia Chelsea, 1996. 12-21. Durst Johnson, Claudia. Understanding The Scarlet Letter. Westport, Ct Greenwood, 1995. McFarland Pennell, Melissa. Student Companion to Nathaniel Hawthorne. Westport Greenwood, 1999. Morey, Eileen, ed. Readings on The Scarlet Letter. San Diego Greenhaven, 1998. Sewall, Richard B. The Scarlet Letter Criticism. Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 1. Detroit Gale, 2001. 319-27. Wagenknecht, Edward. Characters in The Scarlet Letter. Readings. San Diego, 1998. 58-72.