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Summary of The Scarlet Letter
Condemned to wear a bright red "A" over her chest wherever she went, Hester Prynne had been convicted of adultery by Boston's Puritan leaders. She had a child during her husband's long absence. She exited from the prison house under the gaze of her neighbors; Hester surprised the towns' people with her appearance of cold and silent dignity. Led to the town square, she went to the scaffolding, her babe cradled in her arms. There on the scaffolding she suffered ridicule and public rebuke. One "good woman" loudly condemned the complex letter Hester had in her frock. It was glowing scarlet, lavishly designed with important gold stitching, the required token of her deed. A minister in the crowd blamed her for the crime and told her to reveal the identity of her partner. Another minister, Arthur Dimmesdale, pled with her gently. Visiting Hester in her prison cell later that day, Chillingsworth told her not to betray him and made her swear not to expose him......

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Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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