elings towards Dimmesdale. Hawthorne unfolds the relationship of the lovers to illustrate the ignorant judgment of sin by the Puritans. The contradicting event of sin springing from love is the author's example of ambiguity within human nature. Hawthorne, wanting to expose the iniquity of Puritans, expresses the philosophy that judgment cannot be put in the hands of people for all people are sinners. Hawthorne displays the hypocritical aspect of the Puritan society through Governor Bellingham's sister,
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