In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Reverend Dimmesdale is struggling with publicizing his sin so that he can seek forgiveness. Dimmesdale and hester have committed adultery‚ and Pearl is the result. He also struggles because the community keeps referring to him as a holy man because he is a minister of the town‚ but no one knows the truth except Hester. As the storyline progresses in The Scarlet Letter‚ Reverend Dimmesdale is a silent sufferer‚ then a secret‚ guilt-ridden sinner
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Is Reverend Hale from Beverley to be blamed for the deaths in Salem? Was he on the side of God when the witch-hunt trials started? Reverend Hale is the person whom people search for to confirm if the devil has taken over a person. When Hale enters this witch-hunt trail‚ he questions many‚ but did not seem to listen to the innocent’s true words and only pressures them into admitting that they side with the devil. However‚ when he notices that Abigail has been lying this whole time‚ his views change
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Though they came from very different time periods Hester Prynne and Monica Lewinsky have both undergone similar experiences. They both did something “scandalous‚” with a man and faced the ignominious consequences. In a sense Hester’s scandal was much more confined and localized‚ while Monica’s was literally broadcasted around the world. They spent their time battling the public view of them‚ trying to show that they were more than the sum of their mistakes and that they were real people. “It is
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The Diary of Reverend Hale Act 1 (Descriptive) . I can’t help but feel out of place in this town‚ my every public move watched by people by the dozen. I feel like a complete foreigner in my own land‚ the townsfolk were bitter‚ cold and unwelcoming. It felt like there was something here‚ a spooky vibe radiating of every little thing. The town belonged in a book not a thing out of place‚ not a drunk to be scene‚ it was every preachers dream. My first
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Crucible‚ we are introduced to a very simple man at first. His name is Reverend Hale. Not too long in the story we see him drastically change due to events he experiences and logical thinking in every situation. Very quickly we see him change from the simple‚ easy minded Reverend in the beginning to an uneasy and complex character at the end. In Act I Reverend‚ or John‚ Hale is presented to the reader in a straightforward manner. Reverend Hale is from Boston and has been called to Salem by Parris concerning
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The Scarlet Letter compared to the 21st Century “Darkness cannot drive out darkness‚ only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate‚ only love can do that”- Martin Luther King Jr. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a story that proves how far the love of a mother will go for their child. Hawthorne inspired a literature story that pushes the human soul past its own limits. The Scarlet Letter Demonstrates how the human spirit‚ in both Hester Prynne’s Puritan culture and in the lives
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Thou shalt not commit adultery. It is one of the simplest rules of the Ten Commandments. Love and be loved by only one man or one woman. If one breaks this commandment‚ they are condemned a sinner. Hester Prynne in “The Scarlet Letter” commits such a sin‚ and in her doing‚ is punished harshly by the community. But when taking into account the situation‚ is her punishment just? Could Hester’s punishment be considered too severe‚ or are the perceptions of society on adultery too flexible? The 1600’s
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In his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne outlines the narrative of Hester Prynne‚ a young woman who is forced to bear an embroidered scarlet letter “A” on her breast for her sin of adultery. Alone in the Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ with her husband in another country‚ Hester has sexual relations with a Puritan minister‚ Reverend Dimmesdale‚ and together they have a child‚ whom Hester names Pearl. After the Puritan community in which she resides discovers Hester’s sin‚ as she is unable
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fortune was a result of their misjudgment‚ (4) they are prideful‚ and (5) they must receive a fate worse than they deserve. In the popular play The Crucible‚ one common tragic hero is the main character‚ John Proctor. However‚ some others argue that Reverend Hale was also a tragic hero‚ though less recognized due to the fact that he appears less in the play than Proctor. Based on information provided in both the original play and the movie‚ it can be argued
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twisted relationship. Although Hester did sin‚ she remained true to herself and wore the A as her duty. However‚ Dimmesdale‚ whom was the dad‚ preached and kept punishing her even though he committed the same sin. I agree with Carpenter and his views. Hester’s sin was not completely her fault. The author explains‚ “Because Hester Prynne was so perfectly loyal and loving that she would never abandon her lover‚ she was condemned by the Puritans” (Carpenter). I believe Hester never tried finding a way out
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