I believe Hesther's punishment was fully justified. She broke the eternal link of marriage - and she deserved to be reprimanded. She was out of bounds and the wench deserved to be punished. Poison can only be cured with poison - and in this case, this quote holds true. In order for her to learn and rectify her negative behavior, she must be treated harshly. I believe in a very masculine approach to this situation - and retribution must be served. Albeit, some might argue that Dimmesdale also deserved some of the punishment as well - but in fact, she was offered a chance to reveal her partner-in-crime BY her partner-in-crime, yet she was defiant and didn't do it.
I took the other position in class and argued for it, but I did it just to be the devil's advocate.
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