Hesters sentence is for a scarlet A to be permanently affixed to her clothing. What was her crime, and why, according to Puritan law, did it warrant such a punishment?

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Ishaan Garg · Answer 1 · 2020-10-17T05:17:51+0000

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Hester's crime was adultery, she had a child with a man that she wasn't married to. It warranted such a punishment because she was married and adultery is a sin through Puritan laws.

Hesters sentence is for a scarlet A to be permanently affixed to her clothing. What was her crime, and why, according to Puritan law, did it warrant such a punishment?

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