Hester Prynne is a woman who must live the rest of her life in shame with the letter A on her chest. It is her punishment for her sin of not being faithful to her long-lost husband, an elderly man named Chillingworth. Chillingworth torments Arthur Dimmesdale, who is a priest and the secret lover of Hester, mentally and causes him to become uncomfortable in his own skin. Therefore, although Hester and Arthur love each other deeply, they both believe in the existence of the great sin they carry wi ...