What are the gothic elements present in The Scarlet Letter?

Though 's
1850 novel is generally considered Romantic, the author did incorporate elements of the American
gothic genre, particularly with regard to darkof sin, guilt, and psychological
torment.

's obsession with what he considers the greatest sin of his life,
fatheringoutside marriage, destroys his physical and psychological health. He lacks the courage
to face the judgment of his...