Arthur Dimmesdale
Hester Prynne, I beg you to speak out the name of your fellow sinner. Be not silent from any mistaken pity for him, for your silence compels him to add hypocrisy to sin, though he has not the courage to grasp it for himself. For the peace of his soul, do not deny him the comfort of an honest confession, even though he were to step down from a high place to share your shame.
