"The Scarlet Letter," (excerpt 7) The Forest

[faaronshreman]

If you have not read Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" you may have some trouble following this plot. Chillingworth, Hester's husband, has been in jail in England because of his puritannical beliefs. Now, a bit too late and a bit uncomfortably, he returns, treats Hester as a villainess and poisons her lover Dimmsdale's mind and body so that at last he dies. Hester and Dimmsdale's daughter Pearl is both angry and loving to them both. Not a pretty story, but very dramatic.

[breakinrachel]

After the birth of Pearl, Dimmesdale and Hester talk in the forest, she finally tells him the real identidy of Chillingworth... the girl in the red I believe is Pearl...

[LanguorousLass]

But you haven't explained where in the story this scene appears, for those of us who haven't seen the other segments. Is this before or after Pearl's birth? The viewer shouldn't have to wait till four minutes into the segment to figure that out.