Please explain effect of puritanism on Dimmesdale, Hester and Chillingworth in The Scarlet Letter.

Each of
thesedeals differently with the restraints of Puritanism, showing Hawthorne's own conflict with
the religious past of his family.tries to hide his sin, knowing the consequences for confessing.
Ultimately, his guilt and repression eat away at him, leading to his death. In fact, Hawthorne
seems to judge Dimmesdale harsher thanbecause Dimmesdale denies himself for the sake of
religious piousness.seems to deny the regulations of Puritanism all together. He pursues his own
personal revenge, going against the biblical principle that revenge is to be left to God. He
also suffers the consequences for this rebellion, as his desire to revenge consumes him.
Finally, there is Hester's response to the confines of Puritanism. Hester boldly bears the
public shame that Puritanism called for, wearing the mark of her sin with a sort of pride. She
maintains her individuality, refusing to succumb to the overbearing social regulations of the
time. Hester seems to overcome Puritanism without completely rebelling against it, as
Chillingworth did, and is therefore able to live out her life as a part of society without
sacrificing herself for it.