Who are the characters in "The Minister's Black Veil"?

The most
important character in "" is the Reverend Hooper (the minister of the title); his
fiance, Elizabeth, also plays into the story significantly as she, in some ways, personifies or
gives a more personal voice to the other characters in the community (like Goodman Gray).  For
instance, she tells Hooper that he should do away with the veil "For the sake of his holy
office" (1257, Norton Anthology 1998).  Another voice that serves to personify the
society--or their values, anyway--is the Reverend Clark.  Of course, the primaryin the short
story is the community and, by extension, humanity.  As Hooper proclaims on his death-bed:
"'Tremble also for each other! Have men avoided me, and women shown no pity, and children
screamed and fled, only for my black veil?" (1261, Norton Anthology
1998).