... , Dimmesdale desperately tries to confess, envying Hester, for her courage, he says, "Happy are you Hester, that wear the scarlet letter openly upon your bosom! (188)" Even at the end of the novel, when finally attempting to confess, people are compelled by his final sermon, raving that "never had a man spoken in so wise, so high, and so holy a spirit, as he that spake ... cheek was paler and thinner, and his voice more tremulous than before-when it had now become a constant habit....to press his hand over his heart.. (118)". "He thus typified the constant introspection wherewith he tort...

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... , Dimmesdale desperately tries to confess, envying Hester, for her courage, he says, "Happy are you Hester, that wear the scarlet letter openly upon your bosom! (Hawthorne 188)" Even at the end of the novel, when finally attempting to confess, people are compelled by his final sermon, raving that "never had a man spoken in so wise, so high, and so holy a spirit, as he that ... was paler and thinner, and his voice more tremulous than before-when it had now become a constant habit....to press his hand over his heart.. (Hawthorne 118)". "He thus typified the constant introspection wherewith...

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... heart, has become a fiend for his especial torment!" For the first time Chillingworth is able to see himself for the devil he is truly becoming; nevertheless, he continues with his fiendish torture. Over seven years, Chillingworth changes greatly. Chillingworth's final state of change occurs at the confession of Dimsdale's sin. "The real agony of sin, as Chillingworth perceived, lies not in ... its commission nor in its punishment, but in the dread of its disco. The revenge which he plans, therefore, depends above all things upon keeping his victim's secret ... live, Chillingworth died...

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... heart, has become a fiend for his especial torment!" For the first time Chillingworth is able to see himself for the devil he is truly becoming; nevertheless, he continues with his fiendish torture. Over seven years, Chillingworth changes greatly. Chillingworth's final state of change occurs at the confession of Dimsdale's sin. "The real agony of sin, as Chillingworth perceived, lies not in ... its commission nor in its punishment, but in the dread of its disco. The revenge which he plans, therefore, depends above all things upon keeping his victim's secret ... live, Chillingworth died...

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... hanged. The happy laughter suggests good whereas the scream represents evil. Again the good and evil are closely related. The bright light of the sun is brought to shadow by the cloud. This might show that the light of the truth is shadowed by the lies of heir religion. The final example that is fairly obvious is the path. The path is often referred to as "wild" and "dreary". This gives to the picture of ... an evil insanity. The path, also "lonely", ... can be seen as a pleasant solitude. The path, however, brings the same lunacy as the forest does. The forest goes hand in hand with th...

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