The Romantic literary movement was at its height, but Hawthorne and Poe strayed from typical Romantic writings with their darker tales concerning sin and morality (www.trackstar.com). ... Puritanism for him [ ] was a fortress from which he had escaped and was glad to be gone, and yet looked back to as a city fortified and strong in its certainties while [ ] uncertain and weak (Swisher 57). ... Crime Punishment Adultery Severely whipped on two separate occasions, one in public, and to wear the capital letters AD sewn on back of the upper garment  or sleeve. ... Authors, and Critics over...

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