1. The Protagonist Of The Scarlet Letter
For a large part of the novel Dimmesdale becomes both, very sick physically and mentally, as a result of Chillingworth's "friendly care". ... In Chapter 17 Hester tells Dimmesdale about his so-called friend "Thou hast long had such an enemy, and dwellest with him, under the same roof!"... Chillingworth had suspected Dimmesdale of being Pearl's father for a long time but he knows it for sure at the end of chapter 10, when he finds the minister fallen asleep in his room and sees the scratch on the form of the letter A. ... In Chapter 17 she talks to Dimmesdal...
- Word Count: 1627
- Approx Pages: 7
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School