Project Gutenberg 2010-01-28 Public domain in the USA. 221 Smith, James Edgar 1864 Smith, J. Edgar (James Edgar) Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 The Scarlet Stigma: A Drama in Four Acts Produced by Sigal Alon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Scarlet Stigma: A Drama in Four Acts" by James Edgar Smith is a play inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter," written in the late 19th century. This adaptation takes on themes of shame, sin, and redemption, focusing on the tumultuous lives of its characters, including Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimsdell, and Roger Prynne (Chillingworth). It sets the stage for an exploration of societal judgment and personal turmoil during Puritan times. The opening of the play introduces us to the setting of Boston in June 1668, beginning with a lively tavern scene populated by sailors and women gossiping about Hester Prynne, who is about to face a trial for adultery. As her story unfolds, tension builds around her past and the ramifications of her actions. Roger Prynne, recently returned from his long absence, learns of his wife's disgrace and becomes engulfed in a struggle between empathy and vengeful desire. The act develops into a significant discussion about love, morality, and the harsh realities of societal expectations, setting the groundwork for the emotional conflicts that will drive the characters throughout the drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adultery -- Drama PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 166169 2025-06-12T16:59:33.949504 text/html 168116 2021-01-06T02:40:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 54674 2021-01-06T02:40:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 138711 2025-06-12T16:59:43.495453 application/epub+zip 140480 2025-06-12T16:59:37.968486 application/epub+zip 126561 2025-06-12T16:59:36.377487 application/epub+zip 346184 2025-06-12T16:59:46.952446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311498 2025-06-12T16:59:42.411477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215623 2022-09-14T10:14:49.094316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125105 2025-06-12T16:59:32.935515 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124884 2021-01-06T02:40:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 48505 2021-01-06T02:40:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 124875 2021-01-06T02:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48476 2021-01-06T02:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20518 2025-06-12T16:59:47.194430 application/rdf+xml 19741 2025-06-12T16:59:36.970462 image/jpeg 4521 2025-06-12T16:59:36.665471 image/jpeg 135597 2025-06-12T16:59:33.964514 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia