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In the scarlet letter, why was hester prynne required to wear a scarlet a on her dress?

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He finds his wife forced to wear the scarlet letter A on her dress as punishment for her adultery. After Hester refuses to name her lover, Chillingworth becomes obsessed with finding his identity. ... Dimmesdale is broken by his own sense of guilt, and he publicly confesses his adultery before dying in Hester's arms.

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