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In the Scarlet Letter, Hester was forced to wear the red letter A indicating "adultery" (which in the strictly religious community was a sin and therefore nominally a crime). She secretly slept with the preacher in the town, and became pregnant, and because no unmarried man came forward, they correctly assumed a married one was involved. The town believed her punishment should be to wear the letter A as a sign of her sin, which made her an outcast in a society that prided itself on conformity.
Adultery.
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What letter did Hester have to wear in The Scarlet Letter?
Hester Prynne had to wear a red letter "A" for "adultery" (it was her sin).
Who had to wear the letter in scarlet letter and why?
hester prinn
What letter was Hester Prynne forced to wear?
A Scarlet Letter 'A'.
When was Hester sentenced to wear The Scarlet Letter?
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.
What is Hester's full name in The Scarlet Letter?
Hester's full name in The Scarlet Letter is Hester Prynne.
Who was ashamed and hated by the community at the beginning of The Scarlet Letter?
Hester Prynne is the character who is ashamed and hated by the community at the beginning of "The Scarlet Letter" for committing adultery and bearing a child out of wedlock. She is made to wear a scarlet letter 'A' as a symbol of her sin.
Who had to wear the letter in scarlets ibis and why?
Hester Prynne had to wear the scarlet letter "A" in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" as a punishment for committing adultery. She was publicly shamed and ostracized by the puritanical society in which she lived.
In The Scarlet Letter does Hester remove The Scarlet Letter?
No, Hester does not remove the Scarlet Letter "A" that she is made to wear as a punishment for her adultery. She continues to wear it as a symbol of her sin and eventual redemption throughout the novel.
Who was the Wearer of The Scarlet Letter?
The character who wore the scarlet letter in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel is Hester Prynne. She wears the scarlet letter "A" as a symbol of her sin of adultery and it becomes a central part of her identity throughout the story.
The Scarlet was the letter?
The letter on the chest of Hester Prynne's dress is a scarlet letter A. A for adultery.
Who was Roger in The Scarlet Letter?
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.
Who suffers more in The Scarlet Letter Hester or dimmesdale?
Hester
