Hester prynne comes from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. ... The scarlet letter is an "A" embroidered on Hester's clothes with gold thread, which signifies that she is an adulterer. ... "The truth was, that the little puritans, being of the most intolerant brood that ever lived, had got a vague idea of something outlandish, unearthly, or at variance with ordinary fashions, in the mother and child; and therefore scorned them in their hearts, and not infrequently reviled them with their tongues" (Hawthorne 94). ... The reason for her scarlet letter has faded. ...

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"Individuals in private life, meanwhile, had quite forgiven Hester Prynne for her frailty; nay, more, they had begun to look upon the scarlet letter as the token, not of that one sin, for which she had borne so long and dreary a penance, but of her many good deeds since " (147). The truth of Hester's scarlet letter changed; it no longer represented her weakness and evil, instead, she was now seen as a hardworking woman who is kind and humble. ... "Throwing his eyes anxiously in the direction of the voice, he indistinctly beheld a form under the trees [...] and so little rel...

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She wore fine clothing, including scarlet red stockings and a large hat; Chaucer points these out to show her availability and her prosperity. ... Further, the task given the knight by the queen (to find out "what thing it is that women most desire-) is noteworthy because in medieval times, very little attention was paid to what women wanted, even if they were royalty or wealthy. ...

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Her hose were of the finest scarlet red and gartered tight; her shoes were soft and new." ... She shows how little control she has over him: "My fourth husband, he was a reveller, That is to say, he kept a paramour;" Paramour meaning mistress shows that first of all she was not all that desirable any more, and that her man could go out and do what and who he pleased regardless what the Wife of Bath said or wished. ...

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