Several of the women begin to discuss Hester Prynne, and soon vow that Hester would not have received such a light sentence for her crime if they had been the judges. ... She ascends the stairs and stands, now fully revealed to the crowd, in her position of shame and punishment for the next few hours. ... Roger Chillingworth asks a bystander who Hester is and what her crime was. ... Chillingworth remarks that the man who was her partner in the crime of adultery will eventually be known. ...

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• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School