does the doctor get the dark looking plant? 4. What does Chillingworth say makes the plant dark? 5. What causes Chillingworth’s suspicion of Dimmesdale? CH 11&12?’S 1. What is on Dimmesdale’s chest? 2. What does Dimmesdale see in his vision? 3. How does Dimmesdale torture himself? 4. Who does Dimmesdale see while on the scaffold? 5. When does Dimmesdale say he will stand with Hester and Pearl? CH13&14?’S 1. What do the people now say the A represents? 2. What does Hester think of herself
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Arthur Dimmesdale from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and Judge Danforth from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible were bound to suffer from the Puritan values which they believed in during the Puritan era. After thoroughly analyzing both Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ it is evident that Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale and Judge Danforth were notably victimized by the Puritan ethics of body politic and the statute of God as the law. Even though Dimmesdale and
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symbolizing the hypocritical characteristics in the members of a society. The puritan society of this novel views adultery as a serious and unforgivable crime. The townspeople place social status and high respect for Dimmesdale over the reality of his actions. Though Hester and Dimmesdale committed the same sin‚ the priest cannot be moved from his holy position at the pulpit. While Hester is persecuted and burdened with “ignominy” for the rest of her life. The puritan people claim to stand for the forgiveness
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decision to confess. At the beginning of the novel‚ the Reverend Dimmesdale has committed adultery with Hester Prynne‚ and he is constantly troubled by inescapable guilt. Dimmesdale knows he is a hypocrite and he hates himself for it. He tries many ways to pay penance‚ but nothing seems to relieve him of this terrible guilt. He tries fasting and he tries whipping himself‚ but nothing can rid him of his guilt. This guilt causes Dimmesdale to become physically ill. He constantly is holding his hand over
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sinning‚ as found in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In his novel‚ Hawthorne uses the symbolism of Dimmesdale‚ the leech‚ and the punishment scaffold to contribute to his overall theme of guilt. Firstly‚ the main character Hester Prynne was caught in the act of adultery‚ and produced a child from it‚ which she named Pearl. The father of said child is Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Throughout the book‚ Dimmesdale’s relationship with Hester was kept under secret but discreetly implied within
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society in Massachusetts during the time of the 1600s had very strong religious beliefs about the importance of sin and salvation. Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ in his book‚ The Scarlet Letter tells the story of the conflicts between Hester Prynne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth and how their sins affect themselves and their community. All three have committed grave sin in the eyes of the Puritans‚ but the most evil sin was committed by Roger Chillingworth. The opening of the book focuses on Hester
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5. In chapter 2‚ Hester feels glad that she is standing on the scaffold in front of a large crowd and that it would have been worse to greet “the man” face to face‚ the two of them alone. Why do you think she feels this way? 6. Describe Dimmesdale. Young‚ pale‚ came from one of England’s
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respected citizen‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ was perceived as an upstanding member of the community who preached the word of the heavenly Father. But before the public‚ he was only camouflaging his dark‚ hidden secret‚ which was the sole cause of his sufferings. Hawthorne successfully portrayed the personal agonies one would suffer by cowardly holding secrets within oneself. In the Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne set out to show the consequences of leading a double life. Arthur Dimmesdale‚ to the people of Boston
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How alike can two people from two completely different generations be? Arthur Dimmesdale and Melinda Sordino come from totally different worlds but share many of the same traits. Therefore‚ their similarities go a long way. The character Arthur Dimmesdale comes from the novel The Scarlet Letter. Due to the complexity of being the legitimate father to Hester Prynne’s baby‚ Dimmesdale reacts in a rather negative way. Melinda Sordino resides in the book Speak‚ and her equivalent reaction comes from
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Chapter 8-9 – The four men set to determine Pearl’s fate are Chillingworth‚ Bellingham‚ Wilson and Dimmesdale. When Pearl and her mother enter the room‚ the men call Pearl a demon child. During the meeting‚ Pearl seemed to be drawn to Dimmesdale‚ even placing his hand on her cheek. Dimmesdale happens to come to Hester’s defence‚ stating that god had sent the child as a blessing and a curse for Hester. As Hester leaves with Pearl entoe‚ she is invited to do witchcraft by the Governor’s sister. Hester
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