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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


Who did Hester pryne sin with?

In the book, The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is sentenced to wear the red letter, A. This marks her as an adulterer, for sleeping with the pastor Arthur Dimmesdale.


What was a punishment that the women deciphered for Hester that the judge did not?

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.


What letter was Hester Prynne forced to wear?

A Scarlet Letter 'A'.


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.


Why wasn't Hester sentenced to death for her adultery?

The people wanted Hester to live with her shame by wearing the "A" on her "bosom". Some women even wanted an "A" to be branded on Hester's forehead. They also wanted to find out who the father of the baby was.


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.


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.


What is Hester Prynne punishment?

She must wear a scartlet letter on her chest, and she must stand on the scaffold for three hours.