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Detailed explanation-1: -Hooper’s appearance is so foreboding that they are unable to complete their task. Only one in the town is brave enough to confront him-his fiancée, Elizabeth. She asks him to remove the veil, and he refuses.

Detailed explanation-2: -Elizabeth-A young lady, Hooper’s fiance, is the only member of the congregation who had the courage to ask the Reverend directly why he wears the veil. She intimated the rumor that he might be hiding “under the consciousness of secret sin” to which he provided her an answer and reveals his true feelings for her.

Detailed explanation-3: -Elizabeth is Hooper’s fiancée at the beginning of the story. After he begins wearing his veil, she is the only person in Milford who isn’t immediately afraid of him.

Detailed explanation-4: -Elizabeth aays that the world may not believe that the veil is the sign of an innocent sorrow. She warns Hooper that the ppl will gossip about him, whispering that he had been involved in some scandal, and his ministry may be compromised. She then appeals to their love and asks him to cast aside the veil for her sake.

Detailed explanation-5: -The secret sin begins to affect Mr. Hooper’s personal life. His fiancee, Elizabeth, urges him to remove the veil. He refuses, and she ends the engagement.