In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Crucible by Arthur Miller portray characters committing sins throughout the novel. ... John Proctor, a farmer in The Crucible, and Arthur Dimmesdale, a minister in The Scarlet Letter, both have similar experiences with adultery, but Proctor seems to approach his sin in a more honorable manner than Dimmesdale. ... Arthur Dimmesdale, a minister and adulterer, demonstrates his weakness of character and fear he has of the consequences he may have to face if he admits to engaging in adultery with Hester Prynne. ... Dimmesdale health begins t...

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The characters John Proctor, Hester Pryne, and Arthur Dimmesdale are characters who are influenced by their storys society or environment exposure. ... She did not find her husband sufficient for love because of his age and decided that Arthur was the man for her. ... That making her want Arthur to be in the picture with her so they can be as a family. ... Arthur Dimmesdale, the reverend in The Scarlet Letter, is pressured that being a minister is bad when it comes to commiting adultry or having any sexual relations with any one. ... Roger Chillingworth was trying to k...

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The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter are two exceptional books that deal with the issue of guilt .The Crucible portrayed to be a modern play written by Arthur Miller based on a true story, of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. ... (Hawthorne 130) This quote refers to John Proctor and Arthur Dimmesdale. ... Proctor and Dimmesdale's hearts were aching with guilt because of what they had done. Dimmesdale feared to show his face because he felt he was deceiving the townspeople by coming off so pious and virtuous. ... The fact that Dimmesdale was not married made it obvious that he truly did love ...

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In Arthur Miller's book, adultery is not seen by most as a major point, but it is the focus around which the death of the main characters, John and Elizabeth Proctor, is built. ... In the core of the market place, Dimmesdale does the same thing and admits to the sin that has plagued him for seven years. ... Just as comparable is Arthur and Hester's walk through the woods; at this place they are safe from the brutal eye of Boston and are liberated to share their love of each other. ... Later Dimmesdale punishes himself with his own confession in the marketplace, in front of the...

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The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, conflicts the effects of the conjunction of church and state while The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, conflicts the inability to perfect human nature regardless of any assistance given by a created lifestyle such as Puritanism. ... Dimmesdale is another character who plays a great role in the description of the incapability of any standard of living to completely alter the nature of humans. Hester and Dimmesdale are the Adam and Eve of the town who commit the ultimate sin by eating the fruit of adultery. ... For example Hester and Dimmes...

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John Proctor and Hester Prynne, two characters derived from a seventeenth century, puritan community have interesting views on life. John Proctor is selected from the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. Hester prynne comes from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. John and Hester ali...

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