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The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Tools of Characterization
Characters
Hester Prynne
Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale
Pearl
Roger Chillingworth
Governor Richard Bellingham
Reverend John Wilson
Mistress Hibbins

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Reverend John Wilson

Character Analysis

The Reverend Wilson serves a very minimal role in the book, but is among the men who judge Hester Prynne at the beginning of the book; in the penultimate chapter, he asks the Reverend Dimmesdale if he needs assistance. Dimmesdale says no, and reaches for Hester instead.

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