In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays Arthur Dimmesdale as a troubled individual. In him lies the central conflict of the book. Dimmesdale’s soul is torn between two opposing forces: his heart‚ his love for freedom and his passion for Hester Prynne‚ and his head‚ his knowledge of Puritanism and its denial of fleshly love. He has committed the sin of adultery but cannot seek divine forgiveness‚ believing as the Puritans did that sinners received no grace. His dilemma‚ his struggle to
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Carrie Shen Mr. Goniea English 11 18 May 2014 Contrast of Chillingworth and Dimmesdale As we read the Scarlet Letter‚ we know Chillingworth and Dimmesdale all having relationship with Hester. However‚ they had different attitude toward Pearl and they treated Hester differently even though they both had relationship with her. Firstly‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ unlike Hester and Dimmesdale‚ is a flat character. While he develops from a kind scholar into an obsessed fiend‚ he is less of a
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Compare Essay- “The Scarlet Letter” In the book “The Scarlet Letter” there are 2 characters named Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth. They are both 2 of the 4 main characters in the story. We will be focusing on comparing the 2 from their secrets and feelings. Arthur Dimmesdale is the father of Hester Prynne’s daughter Pearl. He is also a Reverend. Him being the father of Pearl is a sin‚ but he hasn’t told anyone. That is building up guilt in his body. The guilt is getting to the point where
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Andrew Suazo 12/4/11 P.4 John Proctor VS. Arthur Dimmesdale The sixth commandment states‚ "Thou shall not commit adultery." This is something that both John Proctor from "The Crucible" and Arthur Dimmesdale from "The Scarlet Letter" committed. John Proctor’s partner in crime is Abigail Williams and Arthur Dimmesdale’s is Hester Prynne. The big difference between these two men is that John accepts his sin and Arthur does not. They both share the same sin‚ but they lived two different
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A Comparison and Contrast In Both A’s Worn By Hester and Dimmesdale The two A’s worn in the novel by both Hester and Dimmesdale are dramatically different‚ yet they are born and made by the same identical sins. These letters are also differentiated by the infinitely changing emotional state and physical well being of the character‚ the towns views of morality and natural order‚ and the affecting environment. The two sins of most importance in the novel and that serve the greatest beneficiality
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“Yet one tombstone served for both.” This line in the novel acts as closure to Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale as well as the readers. Throughout the entirety of the novel Hester and Pearl live together alone‚ away from the rest of the town‚ including Arthur Dimmesdale. They live alone due to actions of Hester that result in the birth of Pearl. An adulterous woman‚ Hester Prynne‚ must now walk around town and face all of the townspeople with a scarlet letter ‘A’ on her bosom. She faces daily
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assigned letters. Hester and Mr. Dimmesdale are examples of taking two different approaches to a similar problem. Hester faced her challenge and used it as a chance to change‚ while Mr. Dimmesdale let himself be tortured by it. They both went different ways‚ and they both had very different outcomes. Hester lived a better life and fulfilled many more things than Mr. Dimmesdale did. He hid and tortured himself at night overall destroying himself. Hester and Mr. Dimmesdale have received letters in very
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I wonder if Hester loved Mr. Dimmesdale? It’s easy to think she does because she became an adulteress and faced a novel’s worth of guilt and shame for him. She never seems to resent him for making her face ignominy by herself. In fact‚ she is deeply concerned for his health and even offers to run away with him: “Thou shalt not go alone!”(136). Though all these actions seem like proof of love‚ I think Hester does these things for other reasons. The Scarlet Letter is definitely not a romance novel
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of The Scarlet Letter‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ a main character‚ is confronted with a number of circumstances‚ both in and out of his control‚ that lead to his ultimate demise. While it can be argued that Arthur is a tragic hero‚ he lacks the underlying goodness and strength essential for him to fulfill this role. Otherwise‚ it may be demonstrated that Arthur meets all the criteria as a tragic hero‚ though there are other discrepancies to be noted. Arthur Dimmesdale‚ a minister‚ lives his life under
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The relationship between Pearl‚ Hester‚ and Mr. Dimmesdale is . It is a relationship shouldn’t have existed and the sin and pain of Hester and Mr. Dimmesdale is Pearl. This sin is what has brought them together; it is why there is a relationship between them. In the passage Hester went to find the governor to keep little Pearl next to her‚ she doesn’t want Pearl to been taken away from her. But when the Governor and Mr. Wilson asked Pearl who made her‚ Pearl’s attitude towards the Governor and Mr
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