Misjudgement Of The Characters In The Scarlet Letter By Nathanial Hawthorne

In the book, The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne, the theme of a single mistake tarnishing the good Puritan reputations of the characters is evident. Hawthorne shows readers that one misjudgement on the character’s part can be responsible for severe resentment from the Puritan society.
The central character, Hester Prynne is an example of this as well.Hester made the decision to have an extramarital affair while away from her husband.Her daughter Pearl is the confirmation of her sin.We soon find out that the man who Hester had an affair with was no ordinary townsmen but instead Dimmesdale, the Reverand ,who was greatly idolized by the other Puritans.Hester accepts her fault and the punishment of wearing the dreaded scarlett letter ‘A’ for as long as she should stay in the town.By doing this she cleanses herself of the immense guilt that Dimmesdale feels every day due to the sin he commited.
He says that no citizen will ever respect him again should his secret become known.When Hester is being sentenced he says to her “I charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and fellow-sufferer.” By asking Hester to name him as the other sinner he wants to free himself from the guilt he is feeling.He also tells Pearl that nobody will find out about his sin until he must face God after death.When Pearl asks if he will stand on the scaffold with Hester and herself he says “But the daylight of this world shall not see our