“The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller are both famous works of American Literature based on strict Puritan beliefs. In both Literature works the authors introduce a character who goes against the Puritan beliefs and commit a sin of adultery. In “The Scarlet Letter” Hester experiences a feeling of shame, guilt, ignominy and isolation while enduring her punishment publicly whereas in ”The Crucible” Proctor’s sin of adultery is not publicly known but he punishes himself for his own goodness. Both Hester and Proctor have an individual acting as a threat and their spouse take partial responsibility for their affair, in contrast they have different feelings for their adultery, they both do not confess their
