ltery. The Puritan society condemns her; she can never be seen as goodly and pure, which causes Hester feelings of negligence and unbearable disgust. In all chaos and emotional disorder, her husband Roger Chillingworth enters the spectrum of Hester's throbbing headache of anguish. He visits her to discover that she never loved him, and worse, he is a detrimental reminder of her betrayal. Chillingworth feels a need to discover her fellow sinner's identity, thus he asks her to keep his name a secret so that he may go about the community without suspicion. Hester is trapped in a bind of secrets to the benefit of Chillingworth and to the benefit of the reverend in order to protect their identity and status in the colony. This sin undoubtingly results in horror and mockery of the beautiful young Hester, but is the
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