What would be some contrasts and contradictions in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter?

To add to
the other Educators
response, another contrast that Hawthorne emphasizes is the concept of

justice or punishment.

never tries to publicly justify her actions
or make
excuses for her sinful behaviors. Instead, she bravely accepts the
punishment her society
believes is just. Rather than protest, Hester lives
with her punishment.

In
contrast,is unable to publicly
admit his sins. Because of his cowardice, he devises private
punishment for
himself. The only way to achieve justice, in his eyes, is to atone through
prayer
and extreme guilt. Dimmesdales punishment is personal and
internal.

The third
way in which justice is dealt with is
through revenge.takes the law into his own
hands,...