The Scarlet Letter | Chapter 3 Summary and Analysis

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Dr. Roger Chillingworth: Hester Prynne’s husband who had sent her ahead to Salem. He has been shipwrecked and held hostage by the Indians for nearly two years. Dr. Prynne assumes the name of Chillingworth when he sees his wife being punished for adultery.

Governor Bellingham: political leader of Salem

The Reverend Mister Wilson: eldest clergyman of Salem who wishes Hester to reveal the identity of the father

The Reverend Mister Dimmesdale: young minister who has had an affair with Hester Prynne

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