Arthur Dimmesdale was thought have been sent down by God himself because he appeared to be of the utmost perfection. Little did they know, the Devil hides in perfection. Through the whole of The Scarlet Letter the society adored Dimmesdale but they also were concerned for him. He was very sickly and they didn't want their beloved young minister to leave them so soon. As time went on, his distress grew because it was kept hidden in the deepest part of his soul and was beginning to eat at him at every waking hour. In return, he turned to physical pain trying to beat the sin out of himself with whips, hunger, and insomnia. When he could no longer bear the truth the day before his secret departure with his beloved Hester and Pearl, it all came
