What Is Dimmesdale's Reputation In The Scarlet Letter

This scene in the book makes the reader feel as though Dimmesdale’s salvation is a reality because of all the opportunities he had to confess his sin but didn’t until now. Also during this scene, Dimmesdale not only asks for God’s forgiveness for himself, but Chilling worth too because he discovered that Dimmesdale is Hester’s partner. "May God forgive thee!" said the minister. "Thou, too, hast deeply sinned!" (23.28-29) In this part of the book, Dimmesdale makes it appear that he and God have a type of an abusive relationship, but Dimmesdale thinks he deserves every bit of it. "God knows; and He is merciful! He hath proved his mercy, most of all, in my afflictions. By giving me this burning torture to bear upon my breast! By sending yonder dark and terrible old man, to keep

Along the story, Dimmesdale had sudden changes that change his life completely. Initially, he was a righteous Puritan minister that gained the respect of his community, but he committed a sin. Arthur had relations with a married woman named Hester Prynne and has result of that, they had a baby whose name was Pearl, and she was the proof of the sin. He knows that he was the father, but his fear was so big that hi cowardice gained him and decided to shut up. This tells us his first change, from a sincere person to one who hides the truth.

When Pearl kisses Dimmesdale, it was as if he had forgiven himself. Later, it shows as if the people had forgiven Dimmesdale for his actions, for they buried Hester next to him. Dimmesdale couldn't forgive himself unless the cause of his guilt forgave him as well. For his guilt/conscience to forgive him, he had to own up to his sin. I believe God has also forgiven Dimmesdale.

This is appropriately named because Dimmesdale reveals his “scarlet letter” and publicly confessing his sin during the second procession of dignitaries. He climbs the scaffold with help of Hester and pearl and confesses the sin, adultery, and that Pearl is his daughter. Upon his revealing he collapses and asks for forgiveness for roger and a kiss from pearl. He then dies in Hester’s arms and the crowd makes a strange murmur sound.

In the beginning of the story, Hester leaves the prison with the scarlet letter etched on to her clothing. From then on, she is looked down at. The “A” stitched onto her clothes stands for adultery, which was a huge sin in the Puritan society back then. Since she left the prison holding her baby along with the scarlet imprinted on her, she has been facing the consequences severely. The hatred people showed towards her was quite horrid. Also, it seems that the rest of the town envies her for the crime. they think she didn’t get a big enough penalty and that she is very beautiful. All the people, mainly women, envy her. This doesn't help her with her problem. It only adds on to the intensity of it all. People avoided her; they judged her. She was quite isolated. Even her own daughter didn't get along with her at times. As time passed, however, she grew strong. All the things that life threw at her changed her for the better. She conquered many challenges, in my opinion. She got through all that was given to her. She took all of the blame, when she really shouldn’t of had. I think that a huge moment that helped form Hester into who she is today was that time when her and Dimmesdale were together and he apologized to her. I think this is very important because it shows that Hester is able to forgive. He did not take blame for his crime. He left Hester to suffer the consequences alone, when really, he should have been by her side every step of the way. This event showed how

The insight I have gained from this excerpt is the reason being Pearl rejects Dimmesdale is as a result from him not publically acknowledging her. Furthermore, the reason being Pearl dislikes him is, due to he acts differently when in public, in contrast when he was in the forest, to illustrate he holds hands with pearl in the forest, however when they are in public he behaves as if they don't know each other. In addition, the insight I have gained is that Pearl exclaims to her mother that he is a strange man, in order to mock and ridicule Dimmesdale and Hester. Furthermore she achieves mocking and ridiculing Hester and Dimmesdale by referencing that he holds his hand over his heart, in order to connect it with the scarlet letter in Hester’s

Instead of confessing to the community, Dimmesdale, to try and seek forgiveness in another way than confessing, tortures himself to the brink of death. Whilst talking to Hester in the forest, Dimmesdale says: “Had I one friend, —or were it my worst enemy! —to whom, when sickened with the praises of all other men, I could daily betake myself, and be known as the vilest of all sinners, methinks my soul might keep itself alive thereby. Even thus much of truth would save me! But now, it is all falsehood! —all emptiness! —all death!” (288-289). Dimmesdale is depressed in the way that the only thing keeping him alive is his sin. Hester after seven years, is seen as a sort of hero in the community, which is shown when the town calls her “our Hester” (244). Dimmesdale is not able to confess and be forgiven, in relation to Hester already being forgiven and living a relatively decent life. Dimmesdale also must look to other methods for forgiveness while Hester lives with a static punishment. Dimmesdale physically whips himself to attempt to achieve forgiveness, he also does not have anyone to counsel about his feelings, which leads to much depression. Dimmesdale also must deal with physical and mental pain, while Hester deals with

Dimmesdale struggles between his guilt and wanting to conceal the sin, and hides the deadly secret from the world for seven years. Over the course of the three scaffold scenes, Dimmesdale changes from cowardly guilt and hypocrisy to desperate guilt and hypocrisy, and finally to repentant hope. In the first scaffold scene Dimmesdale is aware of his guilt and hypocrisy when he questions Hester but is too cowardly to

Dimmesdale has yet to reveal the truth, which, so far, has been devouring him,physically and mentally. Since this good reverend is so spiritual, he cannot reveal his truths to the town so simply. He is of the Puritan faith and being a follower of that, the sin of adultery is a very grand sin. The whole town would look down on him as if he were a hypocrite. Which in fact, he is, but his sin of adultery in that town would have been scoffed at just as Hester’s has. The reverend is so well liked by the townsfolk that

The Scarlet Letter Dimmesdale could be a hero or a coward in hiding his sin from the Puritan community, but based on the evidence in the book, he is portrayed as a coward. In the book he continues his daily life as he usually would have, he has many chances to admit that he was the other person to participate in the sin with Hester, and he doesn’t continually pressure Hester into telling who the father of Pearl is. First of all, Dimmesdale continued his daily life as if he hadn’t sinned with Hester. For example, during the punishment of Hester he allowed himself to remain above the community with the other powerful people instead of not going to her punishment. This also showed when he appeared with Bellingham, Wilson, and Chillingworth in Bellingham’s house.

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, it is about a young woman named Hester Prynne, who has committed adultery and gave birth to a daughter named Pearl. As a punishment, Hester has to wear a cloth with a scarlet letter ‘A’ on her chest that stands for ‘Adulteress’ for all her lifetime. Meanwhile, Hester’s husband, Roger Chillingworth, who has been missing for two years come back and decides to take a revenge on Hester’s lover. Throughout the novel, Chillingworth has discovered that a young minister named Dimmesdale is a Hester’s lover. Dimmesdale is the worst sinner than Chillingworth because Dimmesdale doesn’t have moral, he is a coward that decides to keep his secret, and he doesn’t have responsibility.

The character I chose from the novel is Dimmesdale. I chose Dimmesdale because he confronts the demands of a private passion that conflicts with his responsibilities. Since Dimmesdale is a preacher, it is going against the right thing to have a baby out of wedlock. He was also denying the baby in public so nobody would find out because he didn't want to get as much hate from the town like Hester did. Dimmesdale is hurting mentally and physically because of the secrets he is keeping from the townspeople.

In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dimmesdale announces many ideas throughout the chapters. He involves his regret, remorse, and other feeling he obtains throughout the story in a various amounts of quotations. Hawthorne illustrates Dimmesdale as a a very independant person who tries to accomplish many things but comes across many obstacles like Hester’s disobedience, the persona perceived of him by the townspeople, and the guilt he carries with him all throughout the story. In chapter 17 of the novel Hester and Dimmesdale encounter each other after seven years of of separation. Dimmesdale implies “What can a ruined soul, like mine, effect towards the redemption of other souls- or a polluted soul, towards their purification?”

It is apparent that at the beginning of the novel only Hester knew that he is a sinner. So she is the only one who knew that identity of his. Also as a significantly valuable figure in the society the mistakes that you make are out in the open, especially if it a priest that made that mistake. That is because being a minister should mean that he is trying to stay away from making god angry, instead he did the opposite. These are just examples of what Dimmesdale’s identities include.

At first the scarlet letter is a burden for Hester but it eventually leads to her redemption and independence. After so many years Hester is able to wear the scarlet letter proudly and dies with honor instead of disgrace.