What words does Hawethorne use to describe Hester's nature?

He uses words like "dignity" and "fee will" to describe Hester.

he laid his right upon the shoulder of a young woman, whom he thus drew forward; until, on the threshold of the prison-door, she repelled him, by an action marked with natural dignity and force of character, and stepped into the open air, as if by her own of free-will.