"If thou feelest it to be for thy soul's peace, and that thy earthly punishment will thereby be made more effectual to salvation, I charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and fellow-sufferer!" (shmoop.com). The Scarlet Letter exaggerates a never ending theme of sin. Hester Prynne's life was endorsed in ... the 17th century for committing a sin of adultery; The Puritans were people who believed in living for God. Throughout history and cultural beliefs, everyone tends to commit a sin. Whether they're big or small, the puritans believe people should be punished for any sin they ...

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... townspeople while is confronted on the issue of who her alleged adulterer may be. " If thou feelest it to be for thy souls peace, and that thy earthly punishment will thereby be made more effectual to Salvation, I charge the to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and fellow sufferer!" (pg.63) Dimmesdale, while asking these questions to Hester, allows them to ... is placed in the prison for her crime, she comes in contact with the alleged stranger and realizes that it is her husband. Roger Chillingworth changed his name to verify that he is in no relation with Hester. He presumed him...

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... responsibility stemmed from the origin of the marriage. Hester Prynne was much younger than Chillingworth when they were married, and he admits his mistake when he says, "Mine was the first wrong, when I betrayed thy budding youth into a false and unnatural relation with my decay (79)." Their entire relationship dissolves in large part because of the weak foundation on which it ... be a devil. After his inspiring final sermon, Dimmesdale struggles his way onto the scaffold and acknowledges his transgressions to the townspeople. Once Dimmesdale's confession leaves his lips, Chillingworth ...

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... stand with them the following day, but Dimmesdale cannot commit to tomorrow, "Another time . . . Before the judgment seat, thy mother, and thou, and I must stand together! But the daylight of this world shall not see our meeting-(1389). Thus, not yet strong enough, the minister leaves ... with Chillingworth, who "happened- to be passing by. On Election Day, Reverend Dimmesdale preached about a "high and glorious destiny for the newly gathered people of the Lord."" Thus, the third scaffold scene serves as the conclusion to Puritan hypocrisy. Again, ... a cleansed soul, Dimmesdale dies, w...

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... wrong, when I betrayed thy budding youth into a false and unnatural relation with my decay."(Ch.4 p.68-69). Hester is the victim of her husband, he sent her to New England by herself, and meanwhile Chillingworth is in Europe. He even admitted that it ... is on the town scaffold telling him to pretend he doesn't know her. Roger Chillingworth befriends the good Reverend and becomes his doctor. He notices that something more than physical body problems is wrong with him. He looks for ... a scholar of some renown at Oxford University. A Puritan minister, he is the father of Peal, with Hes...

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... goes on. 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. Like Hawthorne, I believe that evil is the nature of man but that there are different ... his patient, Dimmesdale. Hawthorne describes it as "The physician advanced directly in front of his patient, laid his hand upon his bosom, and thrust aside the vestment, that, hitherto, had always covered it even from the professional eye" (49). Chillingworth really commits two major ... thy budding youth into a...

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... himself whether the grass would ever grow on it, because an accursed thing must there be buried" (106). Here, grass represents goodness and life, and because of his own sin, he does not believe that nature will reflect his positive accomplishments when he dies. Dead foliage also helps ... attempt by Hester to discard her sin shows that she, like a plant in the forest, is ready for new growth. Living and wild or withering and dead plant symbols help to describe the characters" states throughout the novel. The forest in The Scarlet Letter brings out a different side ... of each character....

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