2/15/12 American Lit Dimmesdale Character Analysis Dimmesdale is one of the most interesting characters in The Scarlet Letter. This is because he demonstrates in this story that he is at times a coward‚ and that he is strong‚ yet not courageous. Dimmesdale is develops as a character drastically throughout the story. Changes in his character are frequent throughout the book. Throughout the whole story‚ Dimmesdale shows himself as a very diverse and intriguing character. Dimmesdale proves that he is
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Character Analysis of Dimmesdale in the Scarlet Letter The character this paper is analyzing is reverend Dimmesdale‚ because through out the story reverend Dimmesdale made some dramatic changes in his life. In the beginning of the story‚ Reverend Dimmesdale was a quiet but great man‚ adored by others and worshiped by many. Toward the middle and the end of the story Reverend Dimmesdale changed as each chapter went on. Reverend Dimmesdale was killing slowly by keeping something within him that make
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Character Analysis of Arthur Dimmesdale in "The Scarlet Letter" The Scarlet Letter is a story of characters that have to live and deal with the effects of sin in different ways. Of these characters‚ the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is the character portrayed as the most weak and unnoble. Despite this portrayal Dimmesdale was a stronger character than given credit for. His unbelievable amount of control in his way of handling his burdens displays his great sense of strength and intellect. We first
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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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Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays Arthur Dimmesdale‚ an eminently respected reverend in The Scarlet Letter‚ as a coward whose actions towards Pearl‚ Hester‚ and himself.By refusing to acknowledge Pearl as his daughter‚ allowing Hester to remain culpable for adultery‚ and by hiding behind his reputation‚ the reverend behaves cowardly. Invision this: you live your entire life being unaware of your paternity. Worse yet‚ your father refuses to accept you as his daugher. Unfortunately Pearl has to
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Chillingworth and Dimmesdale As Chillingworth grows closer to Dimmesdale‚ their relationship begins to mirror that of Pearl and Hester; like Pearl is to her mother‚ Chillingworth is a constant reminder of Dimmesdale’s past sins and is not only obsessed with discovering the reverend’s secret‚ but is also strangely drawn toward Dimmesdale’s chest (just as Pearl is drawn toward the scarlet A). After returning from the graveyard where he gathered some herbs‚ Chillingworth tries to manipulate Dimmesdale into revealing
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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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literary element used by the author to present qualities of characters in a literary piece‚ the purpose of characterization is to make characters credible and make them suitable for the role they play in the work. Authors present various characters possessing dissimilar qualities‚ to emphasize different aspects of the work. In the novel "The Scarlet Letter"‚ the author Nathaneil Hawthorn’s depiction of the two male characters‚ Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth‚ emphasizes the moral problems of
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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter considers Arthur Dimmesdale‚ reverend of the Puritanical town‚ a saint by the town‚ yet the readers know who he truly is‚ however that hypocritical view is not necessarily awful‚ it can actually do good because the town needs a leader who can lead them and take care of them‚ and Dimmesdale has done just that. In the novel‚ several characters had developed a public facade to make sure they were respected and hid their true personality‚ only to be shown
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Chillingworth vs. Dimmesdale Chillingworth and Dimmesdale‚ two of the main characters in The Scarlett Letter‚ are complete contrasts. Their looks‚ personalities and how they conduct themselves around others (their countenance) paint a clear picture as to how opposite the characters are. Chillingworth is a thin‚ almost decaying‚ man whose age is incalculable. When the reader is first introduced to Chillingworth‚ he or she “sees” the latter as a stooped‚ disfigured man with a limp and some other
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