Chapter 8-9 – The four men set to determine Pearl’s fate are Chillingworth‚ Bellingham‚ Wilson and Dimmesdale. When Pearl and her mother enter the room‚ the men call Pearl a demon child. During the meeting‚ Pearl seemed to be drawn to Dimmesdale‚ even placing his hand on her cheek. Dimmesdale happens to come to Hester’s defence‚ stating that god had sent the child as a blessing and a curse for Hester. As Hester leaves with Pearl entoe‚ she is invited to do witchcraft by the Governor’s sister. Hester
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5. In chapter 2‚ Hester feels glad that she is standing on the scaffold in front of a large crowd and that it would have been worse to greet “the man” face to face‚ the two of them alone. Why do you think she feels this way? 6. Describe Dimmesdale. Young‚ pale‚ came from one of England’s
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harshly discuss and criticize Hester Prynne and her sin Hester Prynne: wears a fantastically flourished gold and red letter “A” (the ScarletLetter); tall with dark hair‚ very pretty and lady-like‚ prideful and strong; has a baby Reverend Master Dimmesdale: a godly pastor Magistrate: contains governor‚ counselors‚ a judge‚ a general‚ and ministers; decided Hester’s punishment Chapter Summary: The citizens of Boston have gathered outside the prison-door. The structure is just twenty years old
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The Scarlet Letter which reveals the disintegration of the individual psyche: a tendency for the life of the body‚ the mind and the soul to fall apart due to sin‚ like the broken and isolated lives of both Chillingworth and Dimmesdale. The body deteriorates in both Dimmesdale and Chillingworth because of the secrets and lies that each character holds. One way Dimmesdale’s body deteriorates is when he starts his acts of penance. “He fasts and keeps
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Sin and Punishments In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ there are three main sinners. They are Hester Prynne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth. These three people all commit terrible sins including revenge‚ adultery‚ and murder. Of these sinners‚ Roger Chillingworth is the guiltiest of them all‚ and this is because he never felt remorse for the terrible things he did throughout the novel. Chillingworth sins were aimed to bring pain and suffering to others where as Hester’s
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disguise so nobody knew who he was and he told Hester he was going to figure out who this guy was. So he did‚ he had this feeling it was the Reverend named Arthur Dimmesdale. This is who it was‚ but Chillingworth (Hester’s
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town‚ there are so many rules‚ and if you do something wrong‚ someone is bound to see it. The forest offers Dimmesdale and Hester secrecy that they need when they have to talk to each other. While they are in the town‚ they are forced to follow all the rules and obey at all times. Dimmesdale is afraid to talk to Hester in town because he is still too afraid to confess his sins. Dimmesdale knows that if he is seen with Hester‚ people will suspect that he is the father and he is not mentally or emotionally
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Letter‚ starts off with Dimmesdale returning from his journey through the dark forest‚ upon which Hester waits faithfully for him out of the public eye‚ and more importantly‚ Chillingworth. The scene is gloomy; it is noon‚ however‚ the sun is shaded by a clouded sky and the thick foliage of the forest‚ transforming it into a gray twilight. The moment passes when they encounter face to face after seven years of the punishment Hester has been given. They act coldly until Dimmesdale‚ with fear and reluctant
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contains minimal displays of affection among its characters‚ with only three crucial kisses depicted. Each kiss is between the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale and his love child‚ Pearl‚ and accent the underlying theme of nature vs. societal repression. Each kiss represents a transfer‚ a clash or crossover of natural instinct and social conduct between Dimmesdale and Pearl. Each kiss stimulates developing change in the young‚ inhibited father and the fiery‚ unrefined daughter. At Governor Bellingham’s
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upon her breast. The second occurrence is during the second scaffold scene‚ when the pastor Arthur Dimmesdale is on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl‚ and a meteor causes a letter "A" to appear in the sky. The third version of the letter "A" appears when Pearl makes the letter "A" out of seaweed and puts it on her own breast. The fourth and final letter "A" is shown at the end of the book‚ on Dimmesdale ’s breast when he confesses. The letter "A"‚ in all its forms‚ represents many things in the novel
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