As demonstrated later, his weakened condition makes it easier for him to associate himself with the Black Man in the forest. His congregation expects him to be above other mortals, and his life and thoughts must exist on a higher spiritual plane than others. Accordingly, his wonderful sermons are applauded by all for a reason his listeners don't understand: Sin and agony have enabled the intellectual scholar-minister to recognize and empathize with other sinners.
In the forest scene, Dimmesdale evidently realizes that he is human and should ask forgiveness and do penance openly. On the way home, he sees how far his defenses have been breached by evil. These thoughts explain why he can so easily write his Election Day sermon, which is filled with the passion of his struggle and his humanity. Dimmesdale's confession in the third scaffold scene and the climax of the story is the action that ensures his salvation.
The reader senses that whether chosen or earned, Dimmesdale's salvation is a reality. Having had several opportunities to confess, without success until this scene, true to his nature if not his ministry, he asks God's forgiveness not only for himself, but also for Chillingworth, who confirms the minister's triumph when he laments, "Thou hast escaped me! Thou hast escaped me! In the long run, Dimmesdale has not the strength of Hester Prynne or her honesty.
He cannot stand alone to confess. His past suggests that he is probably somewhat aloof, the kind of man who would not have much natural sympathy for ordinary men and women. However, Dimmesdale has an unusually active conscience.
The fact that Hester takes all of the blame for their shared sin goads his conscience, and his resultant mental anguish and physical weakness open up his mind and allow him to empathize with others. Consequently, he becomes an eloquent and emotionally powerful speaker and a compassionate leader, and his congregation is able to receive meaningful spiritual guidance from him. This drives Dimmesdale to further internalize his guilt and self-punishment and leads to still more deterioration in his physical and spiritual condition.
Describe dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter? Who is the father of Hesters baby? Who is the father of Hesters baby in scarlet letter? What discovery does Chillingworth make when Dimmesdale fell into a deep slumber? In The Scarlet Letter who is the father of Hester's baby? What chapter does dimmesdale confesses that he is the father of pearl?
In The Scarlet Letter who is the father of Hesters baby? Who is Dimmesdale? Who is Mr Dimmesdale? Who was Pearl's father in The Scarlet Letter? What does the stranger in the crowd vow in the scarlett letter? What does Pearl foreshadow in The Scarlet Letter? Who is the father of pearl in the scarlett letter?
Who is mr dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter? Who is the father of Hester prynnes baby? What does dimmesdale ask Hester to reveal? What discovery does chillingworth make when dimmesdale fell into a deep deep slumber? Does pearl forgive dimmesdale? Does Hester still love dimmesdale? Nonetheless, he was initially content to marry her because he appreciated her youth and beauty.
Chillingworth works as physician once he settles in the New England community. For, as our good Governor Winthrop, was made an angel this past night. When Hester and Dimmesdale meet in the forest, she impulsively takes off the letter and throws it away.
When Pearl sees her mother without the letter, she reacts by screaming and crying until Hester puts the letter back on. After many years, Hester returns alone and lives quietly in the same cottage she had previously occupied. She still wears the scarlet letter, and becomes a kind of wise woman who other townspeople can come to for advice.
The narrator also describes a lot about his place of work, his job, his society, and himself, all of which contrast with the story he writes after he loses his job. She will not speak!
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