Roger Chillingworth is up to no good when it comes to Hester Prynne and eventually Roger Chillingworth. In conclusion, all of the people in the story have a different way of presenting the good and evil within them. Throughout this book, Hawthorne presented good and bad symbols within the characters Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Arthur Dimmesdale. This essay shows the good and bad qualities in each of the characters, This helps the reader get to know the characters in a different…
The author shows a resemblance in the comparison of a mental state that's keeping a secret and the person who holds them. It also shows the feeling of guilt in their soul slowly destroying them to in the end many years later they end up confessing. Hester had been publicly humiliated but many years later she did not care about the dilemma as much as Dimmesdale. For example, when Dimmesdale climbs onto the empty scaffold in the dark alone and confesses his sins he tries to redeem himself but not even that helps him. Although, there are some people that seem to forget guilt and not keep it in their lives for so long there are also people like reverend Dimmesdale that has to do it in a right way.…
Lastly Arthur Chillingworth is Hester's old husband who is a scholar physician that uses his knowledge to seek revenge on Hester’s anonymous lover. How the novel of the "Scarlet Letter" shapes the morality of these characters is incredible. It makes them unique in their own way of life. Hester is not your typical everyday women she doesn't…
This illness symbolizes his guilty heart. Judgement is another big consequence. For Hester, she is judged in front of everyone and deemed a social outcast. She moves on with her life. Dimmesdale on the other hand has to live in guilt for years.…
Characters like Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, Hester Prynne; the mother of Pearl, Pearl Prynne; the daughter of sin, and Roger Chillingworth; the revenge obsessed husband are all characters offering multiple examples of direct and indirect presentation. Although the novel may be focused on mainly Hester's sin, character Arthur Dimmesdale shares this sin as well. Dimmesdale has an immense struggle throughout the novel and should be seen as a strong, willful character. Furthermore, Hawthorne directly characterizes Dimmesdale as sick as well as, indirectly characterizing Dimmesdale as having a guilty conscience through his actions. On the other hand, Dimmesdale's death was not satisfactory to the reader.…
Rafia Siddiq Mrs. Amanda Webb Jouett English 1301 13 November 2017 Encompassing Feminism Throughout a community where patriarchies rule and Puritan laws are strictly abided by, a married woman living in a Puritan settlement, Hester Prynne, exemplifies what breaking laws and challenging authority looks like. To ensure her daughter Pearl’s safety, she stands up for her maternal rights, demonstrating feministic qualities throughout The Scarlet Letter. Despite Hester’s spirit, which constantly finds a way to get tested by the Puritan community, she prevails unfazed, taking in all the criticism, without letting it negatively affect her life. She portrays herself as a role model for women everywhere, proving that traditional roles remain overrated, and attesting that women can provide for themselves without a man to support them.…
Showing this, Hester overcame her passion for Dimmesdale, who isolated himself and allowed his guilt to fester, and gave him advice as “[his] better angel,” even though Hester herself bears the mark of sin on her chest, as Hester lays on the line between sin and morality, rather than falling into one spectrum or the other (303). Hester 's house, on the border of Puritanism and freedom, allows escape from the everyday Puritan facades of the characters. By changing and exposing their sin, they develop morality to counteract their sinful nature, as the…
An ‘Outsider’ is someone who lives on the fringes of society because they variate from the social norms and standards that society conforms to. They do not agree with society 's morals, values, standards, rules, customs or behaviour and as a result they are met with contempt and condemnation, which can gravely injure one’s reputation or social standing. Both The Scarlet Letter and Far from Heaven show this prejudice and treatment of the ‘outsider’. The Scarlet Letter is set in the 1600’s Puritan society which bases its laws and society values on their religion. Everything about this society is based on the strict religious standard and if not this standard is not upheld they are duly and uncompromisingly punished with no empathy.…
Hester Prynne and Arnold Spirit are two characters who don’t have much in common besides the fact that despite all issues and conflicts, they tried to fit into society. These two have tried to conform to social norms, yet at the same tried to escape society and rise above their struggles and the hatred they received from others. For Hester Prynne, each and every day she struggled to deal with ignominy and the townspeople constantly looking down at her because of her past. Arnold Spirit on the other hand had to struggle with his appearance, being bullied on the rez, feeling like he didn’t belong, and his identity. While both Hester and Arnold respectively had their share of struggle one’s individuality does not outweigh the other’s.…
Reading the novel and just interpretating Hester’s sins does not give the “deepest truth of the story” (Stern 1). The story concerns not only Hester’s sin of adultery, but also the two main character’s, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth, sin. The story mainly…
Contrasting Dimmesdale and Hester It is merely human nature to commit sin. With this being true, how one deals with his or her sin determines his or her ability to achieve peace. Throughout the book, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne have sinned together in adultery. However, both characters have different approaches to how they cope with their wrongdoings.…
“‘The judgment of God is on me,’ answered the conscience-stricken priest. ‘It is too mighty for me to struggle with!’. ‘Heaven would show mercy,’ rejoined Hester, ‘hadst thou but the strength to take advantage of it.’”. In the Scarlet Letter, Dimmesdale cannot handle the guilt of his sin and when Hester offers advice to help him deal with his sin like she did, he cannot accept it. Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale allows his guilt to consume him because he is unable to deal with it, as he physically deteriorates his mind is weakening, it plays tricks on him causing hallucinations and torturous visions.…
Is Hester Prynne ultimately a heroic figure? Make sure to support your argument with textual support, as well as a clear definition of what it means to be a hero. Hester Prynne ultimately becomes the symbolism of a heroic figure. A hero is “a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities” according to Merriam Webster. Hester Prynne displays brave qualities with the will to survive under the weight of the Scarlet Letter.…
Both Hester and Dimmesdale are destroyed by their guilty consciences, but Hester can redeem herself in the town. Dimmesdale continues to be brought down by sin. In the novel The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne uses the theme of guilt to ultimately show that…
Hester is the protagonist in the story and commits the crime of committing adultery with Dimmesdale. She is then punished for her mischievous actions and publicly humiliated on the scaffold. Although the identity of her fellow adulterer is kept a secret throughout most of the book, readers see Hester and Dimmesdale’s human desires cloud their judgment. They both care and love each other and even though they can’t physically be seen together, they still are together spiritually. The sin that they committed was not only one of love and passion, but also a sin of human desire even though the possibility of them being together forever was not probable.…