character sketch
The scarlet letter was a book written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in 1850. The Scarlet Letter which was his greatest work ever is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting.
Hester Prynne
Although The Scarlet Letter is about Hester Prynne. We know very little about Hester prior to her affair with Dimmesdale and her public shaming. We read that she married Chillingworth although she did not love him, but we never fully understand why. The early chapters of the book suggest that, prior to her marriage, was a strong-willed young woman—she remembers her parents as loving guides who frequently had to restrain her fun loving behavior.
But it is what happens after Hester’s affair that makes her into the woman with whom we are familiar. Shamed and shunned from the rest of the community, Hester becomes contemplative. She speculates on human nature, social organization, and larger moral questions. Hester’s tribulations also lead her to be a free and deep thinker.
Hester also becomes a kind of compassionate maternal figure as a result of her experiences. Hester moderates her tendency to be angery,for she knows that such actions could cause her to lose her daughter, Pearl. Hester is also motherly with respect to society: she cares for the poor and brings them food and clothing. Throughout The Scarlet Letter Hester is shown as an intelligent, capable woman. It is the extraordinary circumstances shaping her that make her such an important figure.
Roger Chillingworth
As his name suggests, Roger Chillingworth is a man without human warmth. His twisted, stooped, deformed shoulders mirror his distorted soul. It seems right that he would be called a leech. A leech is also known as a doctor. He was not a fun person to be around because he would suck the life and joy out of people around him. So it is fitting that he would be known as a leach. From what the reader is told of his early years with Hester, he was a difficult
Hester Prynne
Although The Scarlet Letter is about Hester Prynne. We know very little about Hester prior to her affair with Dimmesdale and her public shaming. We read that she married Chillingworth although she did not love him, but we never fully understand why. The early chapters of the book suggest that, prior to her marriage, was a strong-willed young woman—she remembers her parents as loving guides who frequently had to restrain her fun loving behavior.
But it is what happens after Hester’s affair that makes her into the woman with whom we are familiar. Shamed and shunned from the rest of the community, Hester becomes contemplative. She speculates on human nature, social organization, and larger moral questions. Hester’s tribulations also lead her to be a free and deep thinker.
Hester also becomes a kind of compassionate maternal figure as a result of her experiences. Hester moderates her tendency to be angery,for she knows that such actions could cause her to lose her daughter, Pearl. Hester is also motherly with respect to society: she cares for the poor and brings them food and clothing. Throughout The Scarlet Letter Hester is shown as an intelligent, capable woman. It is the extraordinary circumstances shaping her that make her such an important figure.
Roger Chillingworth
As his name suggests, Roger Chillingworth is a man without human warmth. His twisted, stooped, deformed shoulders mirror his distorted soul. It seems right that he would be called a leech. A leech is also known as a doctor. He was not a fun person to be around because he would suck the life and joy out of people around him. So it is fitting that he would be known as a leach. From what the reader is told of his early years with Hester, he was a difficult