Would the removal of the scarlet letter be as pointless as forcing hester wear it in the first place? be sure to give textual support in your answer

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The removal of the scarlet letter be as pointless as forcing Hester to wear it in the first place because a majority of the villagers already knew she had committed an act of adultery. This is proven a few times throughout the story.

(I do not have the story in my possession, so I cannot write any textual support unfortunately. I have read the story in class before, though.)