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Read this line from the passage: That, and thy repentance, may avail to take the scarlet letter off thy breast. Which theme of the story does the scarlet letter symbolize? suffering murder shame sacrifice

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I would say shame, since the line says "repentance", which means to express that you are sorry for something. You would do this usually if your are ashamed of something you did and want to apologize.
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