The Scarlet Letter: The Scaffold

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the scarlet letter. But she refused, and so her path was set.
The second time at the scaffold was a turning point for Hester.
She, Pearl, and Dimmsdale are together for the first time, “...the three
formed an electric chain” as if they were always meant to be together if
something, or someone, had not gotten in their way (140). But it is here
that Hester finally realizes the damage which hiding Chillingworth's
identity has caused Dimmsdale. Chillingworth was “a secret
enemy...continually at his side, under the semblance of a friend and
helper...” when in truth he was tormenting Dimmsdale at every opportunity
(153). When Hester sees the miserable state that he is in, weak and “on
the verge of lunacy”, it leads her to later seek him out in the forest to
confess the true identity of Chillingworth, which in turn leads to their
plan to leave Salem.
Their plans were never carried through because of another visit to
the scaffold. This time, Hester, Dimmsdale, and Pearl stood hand ...

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