The Scarlet Letter · Character

Hester Prynne

Hester Prynne is a character in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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Also known as Mistress Prynne, Prynne, Mistress Hester Prynne, Hester, Mistress Hester, Madam Hester, Madam

First appearance: 0003-i-the-prison-door

The protagonist, a woman forced to wear a scarlet letter for adultery.