be found along the track‚ or relieve the darkening close of a tale of human fatality and sorrow‚” (Hawthorne 44). In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ light and dark are used to compare and contrast the inner nature of Hester‚ Pearl‚ and Dimmesdale‚ All of these characters describe the theme of sin and suffering‚ but throughout their own struggles they strive and succeed to end up on the other end of the spectrum. “Ah‚ but‚” she interposed‚ more softly‚ a young wife‚ holding a child by
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Following his encounter with Hester in the woods‚ Dimmesdale projects himself onto others around him in order to protect himself from his selfish fears. Dimmesdale uses Hester’s willingness to take the blame in order to separate himself from the shame of the affair. He labels Hester as fully “accountable” for all of their problems so that he doesn’t have to admit his own wrongdoings (181). The minister knowingly accepts that Hester “bore it all” and continues to let her deal with the repercussions
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In the novel‚ The Scarlett Letter‚ the character that is the most striking morally ambiguous character is Reverend Dimmesdale. He can be identified as neither good nor evil because of many reasons‚ including his monumental secret of being an adulterist‚ his random acts of saying sweet nothings to the people of the church‚ his sermons secretly related to his life spreading a powerful message‚ and ultimately his confession of committing adultery with Hester. The significance of his moral ambiguity
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Hester Prynne was sent ahead to the “new world” by her husband as he stayed back to finish business before joining her. She lived her life as a seamstress in the new town and looked to the local pastor‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ for comfort. However‚ somewhere along the way‚ Hester had a baby without the known father. For this‚ she was imprisoned and convicted of adultery and was forced to wear the letter ‘A’ on her bosom for the rest of her life. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the author
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two long years she meets a man the accomplice to her adulterous act‚ this mans name is Author Dimmesdale the local reverend of the town‚ she found comfort within this man for she had longed for companionship for she had lost hope and believed her husband to have perished at sea. Within the midst of their taboo love they gave life to a child‚ this child named pearl was that which linked Hester and Dimmesdale and that which exposed the sin which she had committed. This is a tale of hypocrisy‚ conformity
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commits an act not accepted by the society or when he fails to do something required or expected is called Guilt. This emotion can be seen quite a lot in the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne where all 3 of the main characters‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ Hester Prynne and Roger Chillingworth are guilty of doing something that was not accepted by their Puritan society. We can see the guilt fester in the mind and outward appearance of these characters. If one hides his guilt within himself than
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Chillingworth – The Nature of Evil In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne writes the vindictive and sly Roger Chillingworth mostly as a two-dimensional character. Throughout the course of the story‚ Chillingworth seems to become the representative of pure evil and malevolence. However‚ Chillingworth was not always this way. Before the present story even begins‚ Chillingworth was known as an intelligent and industrious scholar. The drastic change from the Chillingworth of the past and the Chillingworth
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J.M.J The Scarlet Letter Interpretive Essay English 11 First Quarter Harley Grace Masoner 1006891.02 December 14‚ 2014 2. How the third scaffold scene frees Dimmesdale‚ Hester‚ and Pearl in different ways. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ is a fantastic piece of symbolism‚ which delves into the society of seventeenth century Puritans‚ in colonial Boston. Centered on Hester Prynne‚ a young woman sent to the colonies by her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ she is first introduced standing
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scaffold along with her and Pearl is the town minister‚ Dimmesdale. He is presented as a weak character because of his fear of losing his beloved reputation as such a holy man. The townspeople do not know who Hester’s husband is‚ but the reader eventually finds out that Hester’s husband is Roger Chillingworth. His quest throughout the novel is to take revenge on Dimmesdale. Many characters‚ including Pearl‚ Mistress Hibbins‚ Chillingworth‚ and Dimmesdale‚ are all characters who are associated with evil
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committing adultery‚ she is being showcased for the entire town to witness her in her shame. Hester’s husband‚ who is thought to be dead‚ returns to the town to discover that she has cheated on him with another man that no one but Hester knows who he is. Dimmesdale‚ the man Hester cheated
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