It is actually Hester that comes back, not Pearl. Pearl ends up marrying a wealthy Englishman and has kids of her own. She occasionally sent letters back to Hester after the mother moved back to the town with the letter adorned.
Roger Chillingworth approaches Dimmesdale just as he invites Pearl and Hester to join him near the scaffold.
they fall in love
We don't really know. Hawthorne may not have known either; it was just a literary device to set up a conflict. Of course, in the time he was writing about, people got married because it was expected. If she hadn't already been stigmatized as a loose woman, Hester would have been viewed with suspicion just for being unattached.
The main characters in the novel are: Hester Prynne, Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale, "Roger Chillingworth" (Roger Prynne), Governor Bellingham, Rev. John Wilson, Mistress (Harriet) Hibbons.In the book: Hester Prynne, Roger Prynne (also known as Roger Chillingworth.
Yes, Hester is glad to have Pearl as her daughter. Pearl brings Hester comfort and joy despite the challenges they face in society. Pearl also represents a symbol of Hester's love and redemption.
Roger is a physician, he doesn't pretend. He is a knowledgeable, intellegent physician, but happens to also be Hester's husband.
Hester suggests that Dimmesdale should flee with her and Pearl to start a new life elsewhere. She believes that escaping from Chillingworth's revenge and the judgment of the Puritan society would ultimately be better for Dimmesdale's well-being and happiness.
The fact that Hester would constantly remind Pearl of the consequences of sin is what convinced the governor to let Hester keep Pearl. Hester supported herself and Pearl by sewing garments.
Roger Chillingworth, Hester Prynne's husband, was still at home attending to business. He sent Hester ahead to Massachusetts Bay Colony while he continued to take care of the business.
The key characters are Hester Prynne, her daughter Pearl, Roger Chillingworth (actually Prynne), and Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale.
Pearl was the representation of Hester's affair with that priest man. Pearl was a "devilish" child and so represented the Evil that Hester had committed. She was Hester's true "Scarlet letter". Pearl was young, outgoing, and carefree while her mother was the complete oposite.
Hester was worried about Pearl's personality, because she is alot like Hester was when she was a child. She didn't want Pearl to turn out like she did, and be a wild person.