reasoning through Pearls questioning of Dimmesdale‚ and in Hester’s concerns about Chillingworth. From the beginning Pearl always asks her mother why Dimmesdale always holds his hand over his heart‚ and Hester never has an answer for her little one. This showed that Pearl always had weird feelings about Dimmesdale despite the fact that he was a minster who has suppose to be holy. Another example of this is in Hester’s suspicions of Chillingworth when Dimmesdale falls ill‚ and she suspects that Chillingworth
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an affair with an initially unknown lover‚ which results in a child‚ known as Pearl. During Hester’s conviction she is forced to wear the letter “A” upon her chest as a significant symbol representing her punishment for her sin. Meanwhile‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ who is portrayed as the innocent and beloved minister of the colony‚ is revealed by Hawthorne as Hester’s lover
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minister‚ he struggles with the knowledge of his adulterous act and his desire for penance. It eats at him and his already “peculiarly nervous temperament” (78). Dimmesdale knows that he has fallen short of both God’s principles and his own‚ and he fears this means he is not a part of the “elect.” In an attempt for salvation‚ Dimmesdale whips his shoulders to shreds‚ fasts until “his knees trembled beneath him” (99)‚ and keeps nightly vigils‚ but all in his “secret closet‚ under lock and key” (99)
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Hester‚ Dimmesdale and Chillingworth – the three who contributed the most dramatic beginnings for the community as they determine how they handle their sinful ways. The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ is a well written novel to reveal the different ways a person may handle their sin. Although‚ the title of the book is rather deceiving‚ it was soon discovered how there is more than what meets the eye in this story. Shockingly‚ Hester is the more positive example for us all‚ Dimmesdale being
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Sheet Details of the setting (include changes in setting) Significance of setting to the meaning of the work The Scarlet Letter is set in Boston in the mid-1600’s. There are a number of different settings inside this‚ including Dimmesdale and Chillingworth’s quarters‚ the scaffold at night and day‚ Hester’s cottage‚ the Governor’s home‚ and the forest. The setting of Boston in the mid-1600s is important to the work mainly because of the people. If it was set at any time
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paramour:Reverend Dimmesdale. His vindictive desire and malice affects his external appearance and makes him torture Reverend Dimmesdale. Roger Chillingworth is a villain because he wants to exact revenge against Dimmesdale.When Chillingworth talk to Hester in her prison cell‚ he talks to her Dimmesdale‚and how he has "wronged" both Hester and himself.He then vows that he "...shall seek this man..." and "...shall see him tremble".Chillingworth must feel that Dimmesdale is the only person
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During the conversation between Hester and the physician‚ Chillingworth is aware of his continuing torture of Dimmesdale when he says “[Dimmesdale] has been conscious of me. He has felt an influence dwelling always upon him like a curse” (Hawthorne 155). This proves that he enjoys his obsession with the minister. He continues to cold-heartedly torment the frailing Dimmesdale. On the night that Chillingworth sees Dimmesdale’s chest‚ Chillingworth has a moment of “ecstasy” during which he understands
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the body such as bruises‚ cuts‚ and other injuries. Physical pain is related to Dimmesdale‚ the Reverend‚ in the book as well. While Hester
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AP English March 22‚ 2000 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald are two novels‚ which address similar themes with completely opposite resolves. The authors use their main characters‚ Hester‚ Dimmesdale‚ Gatsby‚ and Daisy‚ in their respective works to present these themes. The action in both novels revolves around unfaithfulness‚ its effects on the characters‚ and the results of committing adultery‚ which prove to be antipode from one novel to
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once again‚ and we will stand all three together!” In his feeble attempts to make public his hidden shame‚ Reverend Dimmesdale attempts to include himself in the infinite ring of ignominy that he‚ Hester‚ and Pearl have inevitably been trapped in. With this theme in mind‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ in his masterpiece‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ uses the characters of Hester Prynne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Peal to illuminate the them of isolation coupled wit the destruction of The fabric “A” that Hester must wear
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