It is about Hester Prynne, who conceived a child during a secret affair with a pastor, Arthur Dimmsedale, and is charged with adultery. The story, subtitled "A Romance," is set in the Puritan town of Boston in the 17th century. Governor Bellingham - Governor of the Bay Colony, he listens to the ministers and grants Hester's appeal to retain custody of her daughter.
Reverend John Wilson - A church leader who attempts to get Hester to confess her lover's identity, along with the town's minister denying his sin, Arthur Dimmesdale. He finally suspects Dimmesdale is the father of Pearl, but Dimmesdale dies before Chillingworth gets his revenge. Hester refuses to name her lover, he threatens Hester to never reveal his identify as her husband. He changes his name to Roger Chillingworth and embarks on a mission to reveal the identity of Hester's adulterous partner.
She spots him in the crowd at her sentencing on the public scaffold (stocks). Long-lost Husband - The small misshapen man who was Hester's husband, presumed to be lost at sea. Pearl becomes unruly and capricious as she is raised by Hester in a cabin on the edge of town.
Pearl - The "elf child" borne out of wedlock whom her mother Hester raises, but her father Arthur keeps his paternity a secret. Finally, he confesses in public and dies in Hester's arms. He does not confess to his guilt, and grows sick by his tormented conscience. She is sentenced to wear a letter "A" on her chest as her badge of public shame in this small Puritan community in which she seeks repentance and dignity.Īrthur Dimmesdale - The town's pastor with whom Hester had an adulterous affair, impregnating her out of wedlock. Hester Prynne - The woman who committed adultery with a pastor and bore an illegitimate child.
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