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based on chapter 4 of the scarlet letter, in the time period in which hester lived, a crime such as hers would bring dishonor to
only herself.
herself and her child.
herself, her husband, and her child.
herself and her husband.
In the Puritan society depicted in The Scarlet Letter Chapter 4, Hester's adultery was seen as a sin that shamed her entire immediate family unit. Her husband (Chillingworth, though his identity is hidden initially) and her child Pearl were also stigmatized alongside her due to the strict, communal moral codes of the time.
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herself, her husband, and her child.