... his fear to face his society reflected his weak character. Dimmesdale was put into great pressure when he was notified by the public to persuade Hester to confess who the father of her baby was, this caused his constant wounding of heart, which also stresses on his weak character. Dimmesdale's health was lead to rapid deterioration, so he went to visit Roger Chillingworth ... , the real husband of the character Hester, and one of the few doctors in town; by that time, Chillingworth had already known that Dimmesdale was the one that committed adultery with his wife. Chillingworth ... of ...

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... she revealed her partner because otherwise he would live a life of guilt. The harshness with which Dimmesdale speaks to Hester reinforces his effort to hide that he is the man which he condemns. In the chapters that follow, Dimmesdale's condition is described; he frequently clutches at his chest as though his heart pains him as he deals with his buried sin. When Dimmesdale said ... , "...methinks, it must needs be better for the sufferer to be free to show his pain, as this poor woman Hester is, than to cover it all up in his heart", he delineates the contrasts between the fact that Hest...

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... his fear to face his society reflected his weak character. Dimmesdale was put into great pressure when he was notified by the public to persuade Hester to confess who the father of her baby was, this caused his constant wounding of heart, which also stresses on his weak character. Dimmesdale's health was lead to rapid deterioration, so he went to visit Roger Chillingworth ... , the real husband of the character Hester, and one of the few doctors in town; by that time, Chillingworth had already known that Dimmesdale was ... the one that committed adultery with his wife. Chillingworth ......

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... does he fully disclose Prynne's sin. Prynne, an dweller of a Puritan village during the early settlement period from England, has defied the conventional standards of the rigid and austere Puritan society in an effort to follow her heart and pursue self-interest, as opposed to the meaningless standards. Consequently, Prynne serves a period in prison, and upon her return, she isolates herself in a secluded cottage ostracized ... from the mainstream life. Hester's child, the product of her sinful act, symbolizes the extent to which the cruelty and narrow-mindedness of the town affects an ...

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... the midst of crime and others could as well. Hester's change in character is noticed in the community and once more the scarlet letter's meaning shifts, this instance not to prolong as a blazing and blistering impediment of coals upon her heart, but as reference to "Angel." The letter seen in the ... sky was not directly referenced toward Hester, but the detail that it was ... not referenced to Hester exhibits that the town has forgotten her transgression and now thinks of good when the letter "A" is seen. No longer is Hester the representation of the sins of the ... "rich and luxuriant...

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