Guilt In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

In The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale commit a great sin in which they were punished for. They both became sad and that caused the guilt within those two characters. Both of the characters dealt with the sin differently. Arthur Dimmesdale sin was more concealed than Hester 's. Hester 's sin was more open she had to wear and "A" in public to signify Adultery the crime she committed. They were both guilty in that matter. Also Dimmesdale kept quiet so he can keep being the Reverend and keep doing Gods work. They were both equally guilty and sinners. That is how guilt is portrayed in The Scarlet Letter. Hester is the character in this novel forced to wear the letter "A" due to her inappropriate actions it symbolizes …show more content…
He also craved A A his chest that reminds him of the pain Hester feels, Hester 's scarlet letter "A" By this point in time Hester Prynne 's husband has found out about Dimmesdale 's little secret and has been truly hurt Dimmesdale with it. Arthur Dimmesdale has become really sick and looks almost dead and also begin to lose his mind, this is part of the scaffold. Dimmesdale goes and stands on the scaffold which is a place of punishment, he goes to admit his sin, but he goes when it is very black outside and no one can see him because they 're home. Dimmesdale invited Hester and Pearl up on the scaffold, Pearl asked if the three of them can stand side by side, he tells her no but sometime in the future. At the great judgment day," whispered the minister; and the sense that he was a professional teacher of the truth impelled him to answer the child so. Judgment day is when Dimmesdale will admit his sin and not feel guilty anymore and receive his punishment for his adulterated sin which will be dealt. Judgment day is the day he wants to stand with his family and finally wash his hands of his sin so he can die telling the truth. In this part of the book he has become so crazy that he does not know what is going on but by the final scaffold part Dimmesdale will have changed since the last …show more content…
Dimmesdale and Hester had not been by themselves since the sin was committed, which was approximately seven years ago. Hester and Dimmesdale made it clear that the they will run away with one another where they can live together feel like a family, they are and not live in sin anymore, wash their hands of the dirty sin that caused them so much trouble throughout the years. The ship that they 're going on is not leaving for another four days. Dimmesdale has transformed from a god loving man, to a wicked ill man to a haggard and feeble man and last by thus far a happy and relieved man. Hester also has told Dimmesdale that her husband Chillingworth knew of the two 's sin and has been tormenting him with it. After the two have talked Dimmesdale is relieved and a little happier. Do I feel joy again?" cried he, wondering at himself. The next time we see all three together is on the scaffold where Dimmesdale will finally admit his sin "Judgment day". He has just given his sermon and now he goes and stands on the scaffold in front of everyone he tells the people of his sin and then he collapses and dies. In this last scaffold part Dimmesdale made his last change clear to everyone and was very truthful and said what he had to say with a lot of meaning and then he died. He finally had the courage to tell the townspeople the truth and he rids