Which character trait of Hester Prynne does Hawthorne develop in this excerpt from chapter 3
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Which character trait of Hester Prynne does Hawthorne develop in this excerpt from chapter 3
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anonymous · Answer

Do you have the excerpt?

anonymous · Answer

She had borne, that morning, all that nature could endure; and as her temperament was not of the order that escapes from too intense suffering by a swoon, her spirit could only shelter itself beneath a stony crust of insensibility, while the faculties of animal life remained entire.

anonymous · Answer

Is this multiple choice?

anonymous · Answer

yes! weakness of spirit
inner strength
carelessness
desire for revenge

anonymous · Answer

I believe it would be weakness of spirit because it talks about how her spirit could only shelter itself because of all the terrible things it has been through.