Individuals from both The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller exhibit comparable qualities. Through analyzing the conflicts, temperament, responsibility, and consequences; character similarities present themselves. Although the two stories have completely different plots, characters such as Hester Prynne and Abigail Williams display like characteristics, even if Prynne had to publicly admit her sin and Abigail made a clean getaway. John Proctor and Reverend Dimmesdale share a common predicament as well …showed first 75 words of 733 total…

…showed last 75 words of 733 total…that the people who procrastinated in accepting their sins would put them in the best situation when suffering their consequences. Hester Prynne was the only person who lived a semi-normal life by tolerating her sins and she was readmitted into society. In the three other cases, John Proctor and Dimmesdale ended up dying, and Abigail resorted to prostitution. By simply suffering the consequences right away, it leads to less severe penalties in the long run.