Dimmesdale And Hester In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

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Dimmesdale and Hester I think Hester was forgiven because the minister was telling her reasons that he forgives her “ thou shalt forgive me” Hester said. The minister said “ I do forgive you, Hester. That is what the minister was telling Hester when she was saying she shouldn't be forgiven for what she had done.

Dimmesdale also was forgiving Hester for what she did. “I freely forgive you Now may god forgive us both”. Dimmesdale said to Hester. Hester was still not believing anything what people were saying she thought she was guilty for what she did. She also thought like that's only two people but no there were others who forgiven her. This is what dimmesdale thought about the situation he forgives her because he had also done something

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