The Moral Judges of Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter :: Scarlet Letter essays

The lesson Judges of The Scarlet Letter           If human bes are crime, then they tooshie easily appoint themselves as decide, and from their point of view, the decisions they make are incorrupt. These judges try to make themselves look better, by lowering the criminal below their level.  These moral judges likewise try to play deity, by selecting, and if they hold back enough power, executing their decision as a punishment for the villainy committed.  It is as clear as glass, that these decisions that come from evil beings will in any case be immoral, and evil.  Decisions made by moral judges reflect how such(prenominal) evil they possess within them.           Hester had to stand on the scaffold, which was a dwelling for public shame, and had everybody judge her for her crime, committing adultery. This punishment was decided for her by a classify men who had political power. These men also thought that they were punishing an evil person, Hester, because she had sinned, and offended God.  If that was true, why would  a mortal decide, and act as God for God?  These men in power made Hester look bad, so people on town would think that they are better than Hester, and because of that they would non sin, or they will too, will be punished. When Hester was standing on the scaffold, she was being judged by everybody, and since humans are evil, than their response towards her were not be positive, simply evil.  A group of women were talking with each other, and deciding on a punishment for Hester What do we talk of marks and brands, whether on the bodice of her gown, or remove of her forehead,   (p. 49). To which another replied This woman has brought shame upon us all, and ought to die (p. 49).   It is a good affair they didnt have any political power.  This shows how full of evil these human ego appointed judges are, and they do not only judge Hester, they also judge judges decision. Hawthorne comments this barbarism by describing these judges ...the ugliest as well as the most pitiless of these self-constituted judges, (p. 49). These evil women set themselves up themselves as moral judges in order to make themselves look like angels, by turning Hester into a devil.