1)The Puritans came to the US to escape religious persecution in Europe. They left England, many going to Holland so that they could worship in their way instead of that of the Church of England. In Holland, persecution from the Catholics eventually led to their immigration to the Colonies to allow them religious freedom.
For religion.
2)Hester's adultery was considered a crime because it was perceived as a threat to the law, faith, and morality of the Puritan community.
3) Hester keeps secret the fact that Roger Chillingworth is her husband, who has been presumed dead.
4)In Puritan New England, anyone who acted strangely—male or female—risked being accused of being a witch. Most commonly, however, any women who were perceived as overly proud, discontented, angry, envious, or malicious were accused of being witches.
