The Influence of God In The Characters of The Scarlet Letter The scenes and characters in The Scarlet Letter amplify the Biblical Significance in that God’s place is not only in the church but in the government as well. This creates a closed society based on strict principles and morals. In that, conviction lies not in breaking the laws, but in breaking the Commandments. Those in charge for go the governmental laws, for fear of Satan’s take over. They then lose sight of all normalcy in their zeal for executing God’s laws leading to societal chaos. The first scene shows Hester being public