The Scarlet Letter: resumo de Chapter 4

O que acontece

1. Master Brackett brings Roger Chillingworth into Hester’s prison room because both she and her baby need medical help.
2. Hester fears his medicines contain poison, but he soothes the baby and persuades Hester to drink her dose.
3. Their conversation reveals their marriage, and Chillingworth acknowledges that marrying a young woman who does not love him wrongs her.
4. Hester refuses to name her lover, and Chillingworth declares that he intends to discover and possess power over him.
5. Chillingworth demands that Hester conceal their marriage, and she swears to protect his secret.
6. Hester fears their agreement endangers her soul, but Chillingworth’s answer points away from her.

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O que observar

Chillingworth turns Hester’s existing silence into leverage for another secret. Her oath conceals their marriage while he pursues her lover.

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