Arthur Dimmesdale Modern Day David Arthur Dimmesdale is a great man and also a priest‚ but later on in his life when he met Hester it seemed like everything turned to sin. Arthur was a very strong and knowledgeable man. He stood strong in the values he preached and also in the words he said. In the Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne sin was entered by a man and a woman. It wasn’t planned to happen the way it did but when Arthur and Hester met it was instant love. This was shocking
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Proctor vs. Arthur Dimmesdale The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible both have main characters that can relate to each other even though they are in two different stories. Arthur Dimmesdale‚ one of the main characters of The Scarlet Letter‚ is a respected reverend in society that commits a horrendous and sinful act‚ adultery‚ with a woman named Hester Prynne. John Proctor‚ a main character from The Crucible‚ commits adultery as well with his servant‚ Abigail Williams. These two characters‚ aside from
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reader gains insight into the background and personalities of the characters through Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale. These two characters show us the evil in the novel‚ the unfolding sin‚ and add a special romance to the novel Arthur Dimmesdale is the preacher in the Puritan settlement. He becomes involved with Hester Pyrnne‚ the wife of Roger Chillingworth. Pearl‚ Hester’s daughter comes to her from Reverend Dimmesdale. Hester is forced to stand on the scaffold in front of the community
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Character Analysis of Dimmesdale in the Scarlet Letter The character this paper is analyzing is reverend Dimmesdale‚ because through out the story reverend Dimmesdale made some dramatic changes in his life. In the beginning of the story‚ Reverend Dimmesdale was a quiet but great man‚ adored by others and worshiped by many. Toward the middle and the end of the story Reverend Dimmesdale changed as each chapter went on. Reverend Dimmesdale was killing slowly by keeping something within him that make
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kinds in numerous people‚ as well as the consequences and remedies of their sins. Three main characters; Hester Prynne‚ Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth bare the most of these sins. Arthur Dimmesdale‚ however‚ bares the most brutal effects of such sin. This is due to several reasons. <br> <br>The most observable reason for his eventual breakdown is the fact that he keeps his sin a secret. Arthur Dimmesdale’s sin was the same as Hester’s‚ except he never confessed. "As God’s servant
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Hawthorne‚ Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is a young man who achieved fame in England as a theologian and then immigrated to America. In a moment of weakness‚ he and Hester Prynne‚ a young‚ beautiful‚ married woman whose husband is away in Europe‚ become lovers. Although he will not confess it publicly‚ Dimmesdale is the father of her child; also‚ he deals with the guilt by tormenting himself physically and psychologically‚ developing a heart condition in the process. Dimmesdale is an intelligent and
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you will be the one who suffers at the end. This is shown through many characters‚ but most effectively through the personalities of Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale. Both Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale‚ appear as having a two-faced identity. It is this conflict that eventually brings about the fall of these characters. Roger Chillingworth‚ the husband of Hester‚ hides his identity. While Arthur Dimmesdale‚ who is also guilty of adultery‚ hides behind his position. Both later
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atmosphere in Boston‚ Massachusetts with multiple main characters known for the sins they have done. One of those being a man named Arthur Dimmesdale‚ who is known for being a sinful and hypocritical individual. He is part of the Puritan community who are very judgmental people‚ which sets up the perfect situation for confrontations. Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates his theme that secrets that are hidden will have its consequences. Dimmesdale is very conflicted with himself and also with the community;
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Everyone sins. How people react to the consequences of those sins differs. Hester Prynne and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale have to deal with the scrutiny and criticism from the community and themselves after committing the sin of adultery. Nathaniel Hawthorne shows how differently they are shunned. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the contrasting characters Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale to develop both sides of public vs private sin to show how different people deal with guilt and how
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Analyzation of Dimmesdale Arthur Dimmesdale was a key component in The Scarlet Letter‚ he committed the sin of adultery with Hester Prynne. Dimmesdale went through drastic physical and mental changes throughout the course of the novel. Between Roger Chillingworth torturing him in his home‚ and having to deny his daughter‚ Pearl‚ the recognition she deserves‚ Dimmesdale’s wellbeing has been damaged. Throughout the story Hawthorne shows Dimmesdale’s feelings of pain and sorrow through not being able
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