| A | B |
|---|
| Governor Bellingham | This person represents an actual historical figure who was in charge of the colony. |
| Roger Chillingworth | This person is a physician |
| Arthur Dimmesdale | This person is a young, charismatic minister at the center of this novel. |
| The Goodwives | These people believe the magistrates have been too easy on the accused woman and suggest branding or execution as appropriate punishments. |
| Mistress Hibbins | This person, who makes several provoking, although short, appearances in the novel, represents an actual historical figure, who was executed for witchcraft in 1656. |
| Pearl | The person is the result of the crime at the center of the novel. |
| Hester Prynne | This person is the protagonist of the novel. |
| The Shipmaster | This person gives the daughter a long gold chain at the end of the novel. |
| John Wilson | Another historical figure, this person prods the town pastor to interrogate the accused woman about the identity of their lover. |
