2. How the third scaffold scene frees Dimmesdale, Hester, and Pearl in different ways: Discuss two
burdens for each character--such as a troubled state of mind, a negative way of acting, and/or the
distressing influence of another person--that each of the three characters carries into the third scaffold
scene; then discuss how the third scene frees each character from the two burdens; finally, discuss an
action by which each character indicates he or she is, indeed, free from his or her burdens. Be sure to
be specific in describing the particular kinds of burdens each character suffers and the name of the
person causing it for each of the three characters