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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? A)suffering B)murder C)shame D
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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?
A)suffering
B)murder
C)shame
D)sacrifice

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I'd say the answer is C, shame. Because Hester was judged by the whole society for what she did, for become an adulteress, and she started wearing that symbol on her chest in order for everyone to see what she is. 
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