Arthur Dimmesdale In The Scarlett Letter

In the novel The Scarlet Letter it was necessary to keep Hester Prynne’s adulteress lover Arthur Dimmesdale a secret because of their young daughter Pearl. Hester Prynne was married at the time Pearl was conceived, making the townspeople furious with her adultery. As her husband comes to town under an alias named physician Roger Chillingworth, he examines the Panic-stricken baby and bashes Hester for being deceitful. Moving to the outskirts of town and raising what many called a “devil baby” Pearl who brings both joy and reprimand to Hester. Soon after committing the sin Minister Arthur Dimmesdale becomes ill.
Furthermore, while being held captive inside the prison Hester’s husband visits her and tells her things such as “how could I delude myself with the idea that intellectual gifts might veil physical deformity in a young girl’s fantasy”. Meaning that he knew a beautiful girl like Hester would cheat on him and be miserable. As she defends herself by saying “you knew I didn’t love you and I will not give up my secret lover”. Roger Chillingworth dedicates himself to finding out who the guy who wronged them both.
In addition, to being released from prison Hester Prynne starts displaying her crafty stitch work, which helped mask
Roger Chillingworth took some of the blame and guilt, Hester shared because it was his fault for leaving her in the beginning. The revelation of the secret showed “how sacred love should make us happy, by the truest test of a life successful to such an end!” Keeping and revealing the secret was imperative to show how dedicated the love for Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale was for each