... put on a pedestal of shame in front of the whole community. That they would be looked on as an outcast, a devil amongst angels, and would carry a burden that only God himself could remove from their soul. Hester Prynne was the poor soul who fell victim to this sin of unforgiveness ... dying flower. Hawthorne uses these several elements to best describe the character Mr. Dimmesdale. The first elements used to describe Mr. Dimmesdale, was his keen intellect and powerful speeches. The Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale, "a young clergyman, who had come from one of the great English universities, bring...

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