Dimmesdale's Confession

Unlike Hester, Dimmesdale chose to hide his sin from the public, and, as a result, his guilt grew immensely as time went on which would eventually amount to his death. Dimmesdale’s guilt from his sin of adultery had been steadily increasing over the years. Then one night after moving in with Chillingworth, Dimmesdale tried to remedy this by “...inflicting a hideous torture on himself,” (Hawthorne 234) using a bloody scourge to whip himself, but to no avail. Since Dimmesdale’s suffering only continued after this event, it demonstrates how only confession can act as a remedy for his guilt. The weight of Dimmesdale’s guilt only grew stronger after this event destroying until he broke down and confess. After years of torment from his guilt, Dimmesdale