the Puritan society influenced his new way of thinking. The church elder‚ one of the deacons from his church‚ addressed him with paternal affection and had upright and holy character. The wise man of old age payed his respects to Dimmesdale for his accomplishments. Dimmesdale could barely keep himself from shouting offensive things to him about God. He was afraid that he would accidentally speak of what he was saying on his mind. “The old man‚ addressed him with the paternal affection and patriarchal
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The secrecy behind Dimmesdale and Hester’s tawdry affair emphasizes a sole‚ unique aspect within the three individuals that‚ when combined‚ create the crucial essences contained in each human being: the malicious facet‚ religious loyalty and guilt‚ and the need for redemption. Dimmesdale inhabits the shame brought on by religiosity. After sinning twice‚ first the adultery he commit with Hester and second by lying and hiding the first‚ Dimmesdale wallows in his own guilt. He begins to have visions
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a man named Arthur Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale is also an interesting man. Some things differ with the two. They are alike and different in many ways. Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale shared similarities and differences. Hester and Dimmesdale are alike in many ways. These two are two of the main characters in the scarlet letter. Hester and Dimmesdale both act like cowards; they seem to both be punished by someone. Hester is criticized by the public‚ and Dimmesdale is tortured by the
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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 it’s
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Dimmesdale deems it imperative to keep his secret‚ and it provides an insight to the possible harbinger of his momentous downfall throughout the novel. The townspeople cannot know he committed adultery with Hester Prynne. If detected‚ Dimmesdale would be an outcast and punished‚ especially because of his high honor. Since he cannot reveal his sin‚ the character must coexist with it‚ which continually clouds his thoughts and actions. Similarly‚ Hester Prynne‚ the wearer of the crimson emblem‚ whose
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has affected their future. This is teaching that every action someone takes has a consequence‚ whether good or bad. Three characters who made poor decisions that had a negative impact for their future were Julius Caesar‚ Fred Collins‚ and Arthur Dimmesdale. In The Julius Caesar Play‚ the main character‚ Julius Caesar‚ made a choice to not listen which resulted in his death. Julius Caesar is a story about a man who returns from war after defeating Pompey. The townspeople do not like caesar especially
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Downfall A look At Tragic Hero Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter I. Hawthorne presents Dimmesdale as a tragic hero through Dimmesdale’s fixation on his reputation‚ as well as his struggle with guilt throughout the novel. II. Hawthorne uses an evil register of diction and repetition to establish Chillingworth as the antagonist of Dimmesdale. A. “...It grew to be a widely diffused opinion that the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale‚ like many other personages of especial
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was put to death when he would not admit to practicing witchcraft. Minister Dimmesdale was a main character in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "The Scarlet Letter." He fathered a child out of wedlock in a sinful relationship‚ and fell to his death when he couldn’t take the guilt any longer. John Proctor and Minister Dimmesdale had several things in common‚ but also had several differences. Both John Proctor and Minister Dimmesdale were involved in sinful relationships. John Proctor had an affair with a
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great consequences for her lover‚ Minister Dimmesdale and their daughter‚ Pearl. Hester‚ Chillingworth‚ and Dimmesdale have executed sinful‚ secretive actions that led them to be punished in shameful ways. Who of the three is the biggest sinner? Dimmesdale and Hester believe that Chillingworth is the worst sinner because of his deliberate revenge that “has been blacker than [his] sin” (Hawthorne 176). Unlike what Dimmesdale asserts‚ I believe that Dimmesdale is the greatest sinner of the three because
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Arthur Dimmesdale‚ a untruthful priest‚ are first to sin it is still viewed that Robert Chillingworth‚ an abandoned husband seeking revenge‚ has “violated the sanctity of human heart” (Hawthorne 234). To compare the sin that was brought on by choice and sin initiated by another should not be evaluated.There is no argument that Chillingworth’s revenge on Dimmesdale is evil‚ he plotted against Dimmesdale soon as he confirmed he was Hester’s lover. But the aggravators of sin‚ Hester and Dimmesdale‚ must
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