| “Never!” replied Hester Prynne, looking, not at Mr. Wilson, but into the deep and troubled eyes of the younger clergyman. “It is too deeply branded. Ye cannot take it off. And would that I might endure his agony, as well as mine!” | |
| “Speak, woman!” said another voice, coldly and sternly, proceeding from the crowd about the scaffold. “Speak; and give your child a father!” | |
“I will not speak!” answered Hester, turning pale as death, but responding to this voice, which she too surely recognized. “And my child must seek a heavenly Father; she shall never know an earthly one!”
Hester refuses to reveal the man who has committed adultery with her. As punishment, she has been sentenced to three hours on the scaffold and wearing the scarlet letter on her chest.
If i were Hester Prynne, I would not reveal the baby's father's name either since i wish the Kid will have a normal reputation father who wasn't infamous.
The dialogue shows Hester's steady mind and indicate that she was not afraid of the punishment. Most importantly, she wanted her child to have a bright future. |
No comments:
Post a Comment