The Presentation Of Hester And Roger In The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne

Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne uses many techniques between Hester and Roger that reveal that Roger has authority over Hester that convinces her that Roger is capable of doing vengeful and malicious acts against Hester and her child. The first time that they interact, Hester is described “as still as death.” This conveys that Roger has power over her and intimidates her. She knows that he is capable of hurting and possibly killing her or her baby when he offers a medicine and says to him “wouldst thou avenge thyself on the innocent babe.” This applies also when he tries to give the medicine to Hester herself and says, “Yet if death be in this cup, I bid thee think again ere than beholdest me quaff it.” Hester has known to be