The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet letter starts out with an unfortunate marriage between Hester and Roger Prynne, within this marriage we see it lead to adultery and revenge, which is all a sin in the puritan world of which is the setting of the book. We see that with Hester's sin of committing adultery lead other people to get caught in the midst of it all, and to sin themselves. Hester Prynne the stories main character is committed of adultery, which was a sin back then, and was a sin worthy of death at that. The only reason that Hester's life was spared was because she wouldn't say who the father of her child was, and the baby couldn't live without and mother and a father. But in order to practice their authority the magistracy decided to punish her by making her wear the scarlet A on her bosom, and to stand on the scaffold for three hours every day. So that people could see her, and realize what could happen to them if not worse if they were to do this. "But in their great mercies and
"We are not Hester the worst sinners in the world. He has violated in cold blood, the sanctity of a human heart, thou and I Hester never did so. " (Ch 17) And other say that Pearl is the worst sinner, due to her anger and hatred towards the puritan society. In turn sinning himself, and not really knowing it until it was too late. Despite this he still received his punishment. " (Ch 14) The reason for him sinning and having it relate back to Hester was because she committed adultery and he wanted to get back at the person that she had slept with for doing so. Finally the last sinner is Roger Chillingworth, also known as Roger Prynne. "The little baggage has witch craft in her. Despite all of these conclusions, I conclude with a thought that makes more sense to me, that all sins are equal in Gods eyes. "A well hidden secret, looking pure as new fallen snow, while their heart is spotted with iniquity of which they cannot rid themselves. Even though he did not commit a sin that deserved death in that time, his sin was worse then any other. He also destroyed his own life by making himself the one thing he hated the most a fiend. There is one worse then even the polluted minister that old mans revenge has been blacker then my sins. In conclusion, there are many options as to who is the worst sinner in the book. Unlike Hester, Dimsdale did not have to pay consequences as far as to the outside world refers, as to the fact that Hester did not tell a soul who the father of her baby was.
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