Arthur Dimmesdale‚ Hester Prynne’s minister‚ suffers the greatest burden in the novel. Little does the congregation know that he had an affair with Hester. Instead of admitting his sinful act‚ he keeps it secret. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ this secretive sin brings Arthur Dimmesdale physical‚ emotional‚ and spiritual burdens. Arthur Dimmesdale inflicts a physical burden upon himself with self-loathing and torture. He takes Puritan fasting to an extreme by starving himself “
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Port Arthur Massacre On Sunday‚ 28 April 1996‚ a young Tasmanian man called Martin Bryant entered a cafe located at the Port Arthur historical site‚ took a rifle from his bag and started indiscriminately shooting. He pulled out an automatic weapon and started firing at people from nearby sites. Driving up the road‚ he continued shooting. He had killed 35 people by the time he was finished. This massacre at Port Arthur sent shock waves around the nation as it was something Australians have
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called Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. For many years‚ under the leadership of Louis B. Mayer‚ Dore Schary‚ and others‚ the studio created magnificent musical films that remain unsurpassed creations in movie history. Mainly‚ there were three musical producers‚ Arthur Freed‚ Joe Pasternak‚ and Jack Cummings. Each producer had his team‚ these were referred to as “units”‚ such as the famous “Freed Unit”‚ known for making the most sophisticated musicals with popular songs. Freed also adapted Broadway shows into films
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Arthur Dimmesdale‚ or better yet‚ Pearl’s father‚ is a dynamic character. The minister undergoes an exploration of guilt‚ love‚ violence and remorse during the pages of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter. During each scene new information is unveiled to reveal the true characteristics of the Hill’s beloved Reverend. Purple is the most dominant color on my character mandal because it symbolizes transformation. In the opening chapter of the novel‚ Arthur Dimmesdale is still attempting
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information‚ whether it be good or bad‚ to share with the others in the encampment. At this point it was rare to receive any good news as most news was bad and they always expected to worse. Arthur and Josek belonged to Simon’s small group and were his closest friends. Josek was very strong in his Jewish faith‚ but Arthur and Simon did not share his same strength. Josek would try to uplift and share his knowledge with them as much as possible. Josek had gone to the ghetto
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The Scarlet Letter‚ “No man‚ for any considerable length of time‚ can wear one face to the multitude and another to himself without finally becoming confused as to which is true” (p.170) can be seen throughout the whole novel. The first example is Arthur Dimmesdale. He has to keep the secret that he is Pearl’s father. To the whole town‚ Dimmesdale is known as being a great minister‚ but in this mind he was really a sinner. By having this battle going on in his head Dimmesdale became weak. Hawthorne
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to its highest. Committing a sin is considered to be unholy. Puritans were one of the most strict groups to obey and follow God’s plan. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn‚ many characters struggle to carry the burden of sin on their backs. Arthur Dimmesdale‚ a Puritan minister‚ struggled the greatest with his sin which eventually led to his death. Dimmesdale’s sin was the greatest because he sinned against God and the Church but he also sinned against Hester Prynne and Roger Chillingworth
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“Did you steal the gold from your father young boy?” I hear coming from the woman I despise or in other words my step mother‚ I want to ignore her but father is looking at us from upstairs‚ things will get problematic if I do. “No‚ I did not” I said in an elegant voice‚ she looked at me as I was blatantly lying to her‚ she clicked her tongue as she walked back upstairs‚ I see the two maids whispering to each other while looking at me‚ I thought to myself good thing he
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An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley Character Study Arthur Birling Arthur Birling is a wealthy‚ self-made middle class factory owner of the Edwardian era. We first learn about him from the stage directions. Priestley describes him as ‘rather portentous’ suggesting he is serious and self-important. This characterises his attitude throughout the play where his sense of standing in society and the rights this affords him‚ prevent him from learning the lesson of responsibility that forms
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Uncertainty in Arthur Frank’s Illness Experience Sandra Varghese 100975013 George Brown College Uncertainty in Arthur Frank’s Illness Experience A known fact is that life is uncertain. Many adversities such as chronic illness can increase the uncertainty in one’s life. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the concept of uncertainty by applying the antecedents of Mishel’s (1990) Re-conceptualized Theory of Uncertainty to the illness experience described by Arthur Frank in “At the
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