In Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter, which best describes the magistracy’s main goal with respect to the punishment it delivers to Hester Prynne for her crime?

The magistrates make Hester stand on the public scaffold so the community can see and shame her. Their punishment is intended mainly to expose her to public humiliation and ostracism, not to inflict physical pain, isolate her completely, or make her serve others for life.

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