her husband.
his one shoulder is higher than the other. This is Hester's husband
Hester Prynne recognizes her husband, Roger Chillingworth, in the crowd. She is confused when she sees him there, because she doesn't know what has happened to him or how he got there. She is embarrassed because he, along with everyone else can see what crime she has committed.
Yes, Hester's position atop the scaffold signifies her public shame and isolation from society due to her sin of adultery. It serves to emphasize her alienation and the public nature of her punishment. Her elevated position also highlights the scrutiny and judgment she faces from the community.
Hester's view of the crowd from atop the scaffold in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" symbolizes her isolation and the harsh judgment of society. Elevated and exposed, she becomes both a spectacle and a participant in her own humiliation, highlighting the community's moral scrutiny. This moment underscores themes of sin, shame, and the dichotomy between individual identity and societal expectations, as Hester grapples with her public punishment while remaining resilient in her personal beliefs. Ultimately, it marks a pivotal moment in her journey toward self-acceptance and understanding of her place in a judgmental world.
The criminal mounted the scaffold, and delivered his last words to the watching crowd.
While standing on the scaffold Hester recognizes a deformed man standing on the outskirts of the crowd and becomes terrified, holding Pearl closer to her chest. The story says that when he recognized Hester standing alone on the scaffold "a writhing horror twisted itself across his features, like a snake gliding swiftly over them . . ." but that he gestures to her to keep quiet about his identity. It is later revealed that his man, who goes by Roger Chillingworth, is actually Hester's husband Roger Prynne and he is so eaten up with the taste for revenge that his deformity is a representation of the evil inside him. He wants to see the man who impregnated his wife be punished at her side.
The stranger Hester recognized in the crowd turns out to be her long-lost husband, Roger Chillingworth, who had disguised himself in order to seek revenge on Hester and her lover, Arthur Dimmesdale.
her husband who had just come from living with the indians and learning their ways with medicine. he did not know what to expect and was slow to react to the situation at hand. after they meet for the first time since he treats her and her infant pearl.
The stranger in the crowd, later revealed to be Roger Chillingworth, vows revenge on the father of Hester Prynne's child, whom he believes to be responsible for Hester's shame. He makes it his mission to uncover the identity of the father and seek retribution.
The women in the crowd wanted Hester to have her hair cut off, which the judge did not include in her punishment. The judge sentenced Hester to wear a scarlet letter "A" on her chest as a symbol of her adultery.
In "The Scarlet Letter," Hester Prynne finds sanctuary in the crowd as it provides her a sense of belonging and anonymity amid her isolation. The crowd represents a collective of diverse individuals, allowing her to blend in and momentarily escape the shame and judgment associated with her scarlet letter. Additionally, the crowd serves as a reminder of the shared human experience, illustrating that despite her ostracization, she is not entirely alone in her suffering. This connection offers her a fleeting comfort in a world that has largely cast her aside.
They follow the crowd and don't recognize what real talent is