... his guilt, he walks to the scaffold and stands there openly like Hester did. He does this, however, in the pitch-black darkness of the night, so the situation is not exactly the same. As he stands on the scaffold, his fellow minister, Reverend Wilson, coming back from the house ... who belong to one another."   Unfortunately Chillingworth, who happens to be passing by at that moment, interrupts this sentimental moment. Dimmesdale clutches his heart instinctively and admits to Hester that he hates Chillingworth. The doctor then asks what Dimmesdale is doing there. He offers to take him ho...

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• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

... the Reverend is not the tragic hero that some believe. Arthur Dimmesdale, a minister, lives his life under the watchful yet admiring eye of the townspeople of Boston and, as a result, becomes a slave to the public opinion. His sin against Hester Prynne and Pearl is that he will ... Dimmesdale cries out, "She will not speak!" and places his hand, for the first time, over his heart. This gesture will reappear and grow in significance during the course of the novel. However, this is also the same gesture that Hester Prynne makes when remembering the scarlet letter ... in order to purify t...

• Word Count: 2932
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... course of pursuing scientific goals. This effect is reflected so clearly in the scientist's body that Giovanni notices from the first sight that he is devoid of any "warmth of heart". He is so dehumanized that he sacrifices his daughter for his experiments. He deprives her of any ... consideration except for the scientific one; she is a mere object of study for him. Rappaccini nourishes Beatrice with poison ... the room's window illustrates the narrow view about Nature that culture supporters have. Yet, the romantic writer's rejection of this idea appears when he relates the room (cult...

• Word Count: 9442
• Approx Pages: 38
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School