What are the names of the protagonists in both the works? = Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale ,Priya, Rahul, Ajay all are the protagonists in both the works. Write their story in brief. Hester = Hester is the protagonist and the wearer of the Scarlet letter that gives the book its title. The letter, a patch of fabric in the shape of an “A”, signifies that Hester is an “adulterer”. As a young woman. Hester married an elderly scholar, Chillingworth, who sent her ahead to America to live but never followed her. While waiting for him, she had an affair with a Puritan minister named Dimmesdale, after which she gave birth to Pearl Hester is passionate but also strong- she endures years of shame and scorn. She equals both her husband and her lover in her intelligence and thoughtfulness. Her alienation puts her in the position to make acute observations about her community, particularly about its treatment of women. Roger