Entry 12
"Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of the heart" (Hawthorne, Chapter 15).
This practically breathes the motive of the Romantic Era, which was when the novel was written. It speaks of rebelling against the norm of society. In colonial times, when the book was set, love was rarely the reason behind marriage. Many marriages were for money. But here Hester exclaims that men should never ask for marriage unless the passion between both partners is present.
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