The scarlet letter
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- Hester is on trail for adultery. She has a baby named pearl, and Hester refuses to name the father. As punishment, Hester must wear a scarlet letter "A" on her chest.
- Hester's husband "Chillingworth" made it from a long trip, and he is angry about the news that he heard about his wife. He dedicates himself to discovering Hester's lover so that he can get revenge. Meanwhile, Reverend Dimmesdale suffers from an unknown illness which seems to come from an internal struggle. Chillingworth poses as a doctor to help the sick minister.
- Hester, pearl, and Dimmesdale reconnect when pearl is seven. Dimmesdales slowly becomes more ill.
- In front of the towns people Dimmesdale calls Hester and pearl up to the scaffold and acknowledges his part in Hester's adultery and his guilt for not stepping forward as pearl's father seven years before he tears open his shirt and reveals an "A" engraved into his skin and then he dies.
- The townspeople cannot believe what they have seen. Chillingworth dies within a year of Dimmesdale.
- Hester lives in a little house she and pearl share. She still wears the scarlet letter "A" even though she doesn't have to. The woman in the town come to her for advice and they respect her, she also helps the towns people.
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