Similarities Between The Crucible And The Scarlet Letter

The main character, Abigail, of Arthur Miller's book, "The Crucible", and Hester of Nathaniel Hawthorne's book, "The Scarlet Letter", have many common and distinct characteristics. Both beautiful and young, full of and secrets and sin, and fall in love with people they can't be with. But differ in the way they were punished, what they have done, and their relationship with their lovers.
Let's talk about the similarities between Abigail and Hester. Beauty is the most common similarity between the two. Abigail, being the youngest, was around the age of 17. Hester, a little bit older than Abigail, in her 20's. Both young and fully developed made them such beauties in the stories told. Another obvious similarity between the two was that they both