In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses three scenes on the scaffold to emphasize suffering and torment in Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. ... Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is tormented throughout the story and in all three scenes with the scaffold. ... Dimmesdale's torture is stretched throughout the story in all three scaffold scenes. ... This serves as an alternate way of branding the A into Dimmesdale's mind. ... All in all, Arthur Dimmesdale suffers the ultimate punishment for his sin. ...

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As his mental stability falls quickly down into his own hell, Reverend Dimmesdale proves to be the worst off among the main characters. ... Throughout the story, the reverend was struggling to cope with the immense guilt of partaking in this crime. ... What seems so mocking to the situation later in the book, Reverend Dimmesdale commanded Hester to speak the name of her fellow sinner: I charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and fellow-sufferer! ... The social implications of confessing his sins to the townspeople would be devastating to the reverend. ... Who but Arthur Dimmesd...

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Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale and his friend John Wilson are introduced at the scaffold begging Hester to reveal the father of the baby so that he may suffer just as Hester does. Ironically, it turns out that Arthur Dimmesdale was the father of the baby and he and Hester knew it. Roger Chillingworth who was a physician as well as Hester's husband, moves in with Reverend Dimmesdale because Dimmesdale was growing sick. ... In this novel, an anguished Arthur Dimmesdale struggles to quiet his conscience and withhold the secret of his sin from being known. ... In the novel, Arthur Dimmesdale wa...

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She is the mother of her only daughter, Pearl, who was conceived in sin with the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Arthur Dimmesdale is the reverend of the small puritan society, and Hester's partner in sin. ... Hester chooses not to reveal Arthur Dimmesdale's identity because she does not want to hurt him. ... Hester Prynn is also the person who allows Roger Chillingworth to secretly torture Arthur Dimmesdale. ... She instigates Arthur Dimmesdale's torture and eventual death. ...

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Two works of literature that display both aspects of this society very accurately are The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. ... The man, Reverend Dimmesdale, hides his sin from the world, is almost worshipped by the townspeople, but is filled with the shame of his action. ... In The Scarlet Letter, these people are the ones who loathe Hester, but love Reverend Dimmesdale. ... In The Scarlet Letter, there is a minister, Dimmesdale, a political! ... One specific parallel between characters is that of Reverend Parris and Dimmesdale. ...

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The actions of Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne were done for the soulful purpose of love; however Puritan's society looked down upon Hester Prynne for the actions of her sins. ... Although Hester Prynne could not deny the guiltiness of her sin, for she was with child, her partner, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, could not face the consequences of confessing to such a sin amongst his congregation... But, The last third of this novel takes place between Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne. Here the reader finds Hester Prynne in the woods waiting for Reverend Dimmesdale t...

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Arthur Dimmesdale: a modern man caught within the realm of the puritans. ... Dimmesdale is hiding in fear as he travels his path to reconciliation. ... The puritans strong moral code, along with their strong laws and ethical beliefs have driven this reverend, a man who has taken vows and lived in poverty, into a state where he fears love. ... The reverend says "Come up hither once again, and we will stand all three together!" ... These words show that Dimmesdale now doubts his own faith. ...

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Reverend Dimmesdale would not have any sin to hide that would almost cause him death by not admitting to the sin. ... Lastly, Roger Chillingsworth would not have caused himself an early death by making it his sole purpose in life to seek revenge on Reverend Dimmesdale for inpregnating Hester. ... Hester fell in love with the glorified Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale and realized she was pregnant with his baby. ... Pearl really couldn't help the fact that she was the result of a sin commited by her mother and Reverend Dimmesdale. ... Although Hester Prynne and Arther Dimmesdale both ...

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Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale has many opportunities to acknowledge his wrongdoing. ... When Dimmesdale went to the scaffold during the night he had the opportunity to tell Reverend Mr. ... Pearl asked the Reverend to stand with her and Hester on the scaffold in the daytime; he declines even though they would have all stood together. ... The respect given to Arthur Dimmesdale for being of high social standard in his society was an honor that ended up being his major downfall, for he loses his sanity, his love, and his livelihood in the dreadful depths of sin. ... The supreme...

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The main characters include Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Reverend Dimmesdale. ... Townspeople also look down upon Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, another main character in the story. Dimmesdale also commits the sin of adultery. ... Dimmesdale begins to feel guilt for what he has done. ... Arthur Dimmesdale's also one of the most guilty of the characters because he took part, along with Hester, in the major sin which influences the others to actually happen. ...

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These three sinners, in the eyes of the puritan community are the beautiful Hester Prynne, the esteemed Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and the cold-hearted doctor, Roger Chillingworth. ... Arthur Dimmesdale is a strong pillar of the community and a very devoted Puritan. ... Dimmesdale did get punished, but it was in private. ... What Chillingworth does is befriend the good Reverend and become his doctor. ... The quote that brings the whole book together is one where Hester and Reverend Dimmesdale are in the woods and they are discussing the magnitude of their sin. ...

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Upon this assumption, Hester committed a crime of adultery with her fellow minister, Arthur Dimmesdale. ... Roger Chillingworth, who is a physician, moves in with Reverend Dimmesdale because Dimmesdale is growing ill. While living with Dimmesdale, he discovers that Dimmesdale is the father of Pearl and seeks revenge on him by hurting him more than curing him of his illness. On the day that Arthur is planning on running away with Hester and Pearl, he instead walks up to the scaffold with Hester and Pearl to reveal his sin to his congregation. ... Dimmesdale's sin should have been more ...

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Two main characters that live with guilt and sin throughout the novel are Hester Prynne and the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Hester cheated on her husband (Roger Chillingsworth) with the Reverend Dimmesdale. ... Dimmesdale's sin and guilt however, remained a secret. ... However, Before Hester and Dimmesdale could leave, Dimmesdale had to make one last speech. ... After his speech Dimmesdale became pale and weak. ...

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Another representation of Hester's love for Pearl is when Hester and Arthur Dimmesdale finish their conversation in the forest. ... The Reverend Wilson demands that Hester reveal the name of the father, but she refuses to say. Believing that Hester's pastor could discover the name of Pearl's father, Reverend Wilson asks the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale to speak with Hester. ... Hawthorne later reveals that Arthur Dimmesdale is Hester's lover and the father of Pearl. ... Arthur Dimmesdale is "the main tragic problem" of The Scarlet Letter, according to Theodore L. ...

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Dimmesdale, Pearl and Hester show the different instances where truth was brought out in society. ... She chooses not to hide the truth from them, unlike reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. ... Dimmesdale tells his followers that he deceived him and about how he has done so. ... The most significant reason for Dimmesdale's breakdown is evident throughout the course of the plot. ... The characters of Hester, Pearl and Dimmesdale are the three main characters that show truth in society....

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Arthur Dimmesdale, believed to be a pious reverend, is provided as an example of conformity. ... And Pearl, who is the offspring of Hester and Dimmesdale, is unlike either of the two. ... Through Hester's tribulations, she is able to stand against the status quo and become her own ideal individual.Throughout the novel, Arthur Dimmesdale is known as a venerable reverend. ... Although Dimmesdale bares this title, he is possibly the ultimate example of conformity. ... Through Dimmesdale, as he shows his inner struggle between his true identity and social reputation. ...

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After this conversation, the magistrates, along with the reverends of the town, call Hester to look at them. ... Unable to get a hint out of her, the magistrates call on the Reverend Dimmesdale, the most popular minister of the town, to decide Hester's fate. Reverend Dimmesdale pleads to Hester to reveal the father's identity, but still, she refuses. ... Meanwhile, venerable Reverend Dimmesdale's body starts to waste away from a mysterious heart condition. ... As he stands on the scaffold, his fellow minister, Reverend Wilson, coming back from the house of late Governor Winthrop...

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This quote plays an important role in this book because the main characters, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, are adulteress. ... Roger Chillingworth, the reverend's physician, discovers it when he "thrust[s] aside the vestment, that, hitherto, had always covered it" (Hawthorne 132). This mark has been set there not by the black man, but by Dimmesdale himself. ... This embarrasses Dimmesdale and makes him think about revealing his sin. ... Hawthorne proves the universal belief that guilt endures until penance is made by using the characters Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Pryn...

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He is the father of Pearl, but is also a reverend. ... He senses something is not right and wants to know exactly what is bothering Reverend Dimmesdale. Roger despises him and his life-long goal is to seek revenge upon poor Dimmesdale (71). ... Despite Chillingworth's chilling words, Hester decides to meet Arthur Dimmesdale in the woods to discuss with him who Roger really is. ... She brought Dimmesdale inner peace by helping him confess to his part in the sin. ...

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Reverend Dimmesdale later persuades Bellingham that it was God's will to keep Pearl with her mother. ... Chillingworth does not punish Dimmesdale publicly. ... The being that should be torturing Dimmesdale is Satan himself. ... Arthur Dimmesdale suffers internally for the sin he committed with Hester. ... Dimmesdale is never punished for his sin by the Puritans. ...

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The book entitled, The Scarlet Letter, revolves around three main scaffold scenes. It was brilliantly designed by the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, so that the first scaffold scene contains the introduction, the second contains the climax, and the third contains the conclusion. The first scene, howev...

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