The Consequences of Sin in The Scarlet Letter.
Every person knows that with sins come consequences. However, in the book, The Scarlet Letter it seems that the characters forget that small detail. The three main characters are Mr. Dimmsdale, Mr. Chillingworth, and Hester, and all commit sins and suffer the consequences. Although they all commit different sins, they all seem to have some of the same consequences.
Hester Prynne is the wife to Roger Prynne who changes his last name to Chillingworth, and Hester commits adultery with Dimmsdale. This sin had many consequences, some being good while others were not. One of her consequences is she has a daughter and people look at her as the product of sin. This is not that bad of a thing for it just helps her be stronger. Another consequence that made her stronger was the scarlet letter A that she had to wear upon her chest every day for the rest of her life. In the end the letter was not known for Adultery but for Able for people believed she was able to do all kinds of good things. .
Another one of the key characters is Mr. Dimmsdale, whom is the preacher for the church and also committed adultery with Hester but does not admit to committing adultery until the end of the story. When Hester is confronted about committing adultery she does not tell who she committed it with and instead of standing up and admitting to being the one, Dimmsdale hid it from everyone. Doing this caused him great pain and sorrow. Every day he told everyone that he was a greater sinner than all of them but did not say why, and every day he grew weaker and weaker; he carried a deep guilt and began fasting.When he finally did tell everyone he called Hester and Pearl onto the scaffold with him, "come Hester, come Pearl" When he was finished telling everyone he died.
The third character is Roger Prynne who eventually changed his name to Roger Chillingworth. His sin was that he pretended he was someone else so he could torture Dimmsdale.
