the wooden jail.
Chapter 1 of "The Scarlet Letter" is set in the 17th century Puritan colony of Boston, Massachusetts. The chapter takes place outside the prison, where Hester Prynne is being publicly shamed for committing adultery and is about to emerge with her baby. It sets the tone for the rest of the novel by establishing the strict moral and social codes of the Puritan community.
The new colony set aside land for a prison and a cemetery in The Scarlet Letter.
Wearing the Scarlet letter is the smallest punishment. The usual punishment for adultery was death.
In Puritan Village, in Boston.
The flashback in Chapter 2 of "The Scarlet Letter" reveals that Hester Prynne is a young woman who arrived in the Puritan colony alone, waiting for her husband to join her. It also hints at her tumultuous journey, her experiences before arriving in the colony, and her defiance of society's norms.
The severest possible penalty for adultery in the Massachusetts colony during the time of "The Scarlet Letter" was execution. Adulterers could face death by hanging or by being burned at the stake as punishment for their crime.
Upon arriving at the new colony in "The Scarlet Letter," the Puritans built a jail and a cemetery. These structures reflected the strict and unforgiving nature of the Puritan society portrayed in the novel.
Hester Prynne was sentenced to wear The Scarlet Letter in 1642 by the Puritan leaders in the Massachusetts Bay Colony after being found guilty of committing adultery.
A cemetery and jail
In "The Scarlet Letter," Roger Chillingworth is the protagonist Hester Prynne's estranged husband who arrives in the colony years after she was publicly shamed and forced to wear the scarlet letter 'A' for adultery. He seeks revenge on Hester's lover, Arthur Dimmesdale, and becomes consumed by bitterness and obsession.
the setting is in Boston 15-20 years after settlement so like in 1645-1650
Nathaniel Hawthorne from The Scarlet Letter was a simple surgeon who also learned herbal remedies from native Americans