... at home on her chest. The next character that helps show identity in society is Mr. Dimmesdale. However unlike Hester his identity in society helped him, due to the fact that he is a reverend and is seen by the townspeople as a very holy man and is never suspected to be ... on the platform questioning Hester when she was put on the platform for ridicule during which someone yelled out "People say, " said another, "that the Reverend Master Dimmesdale, her godly pastor, takes it very grievously to heart that such a scandal should have come upon his congregation." (90) This shows the reade...

• Word Count: 1923
• Approx Pages: 8
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... disobedience of the known will of God. Sin in The Scarlet Letter is not only committed by Chillingworth but by Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and also the Puritan society as a whole. Both Dimmesdale and Hester commit the sin of adultery while Chillingworth commits the mortal sin of having anger, hatred, and envy towards the two ... her sins in the end. Seeing that Hester is sorry for her sins and bases it on love her sin is not the greatest. The Reverend Dimmesdale, a "saintly young minister who is the leader of those extorting Hester to name Pearls father"(Darrel 1) conceals his se...

• Word Count: 2203
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... adulteress] destroyeth his own soul"(6.32 Bible). This quote plays an important role in this book because the main characters, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, are adulteress. Using this, Hawthorne can describe the way Puritans deal with sin. Hawthorne's universal belief that guilt endures until penance is made ... belief that guilt endures until penance is made. Hawthorne portrays the idea that guilt endures until penance is made with the use of Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale has a merciless attitude on himself and humiliates himself until the tip of death because he cannot overcome the guil...

• Word Count: 1253
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School