Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn, where two of Hawthorne’s characters, Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne, have committed one of the greatest sins known to the Puritan community in which they live. According to the community, Hester is the greatest sinner since they do not know that Dimmesdale has committed the same offense. Although the Puritan community
The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a novel dedicated to criticizing Puritan life. Hester Prynne, an accused adulterer, is forced to live with the scarlet letter ‘A’ on her chest. She must raise her child, Pearl, alone. Her husband Chillingworth, who was presumed dead at sea, miraculously reached the New World only to hear of Hester’s sin. Dimmesdale, Hester’s lover, is the reverend of the town. He is plagued with guilt and punishes himself for his sin. All of the characters exhibit some
those who were considered sinners were often cast out from the society. This was indeed the case with the character Hester Prynne in “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The scarlet letter “A” that Hester Prynne wore on her bosom symbolizes sin, adultery, and capability. Although Hester may be a sinner, and a great one at that, Hester surprisingly benefitted from her punishment changed her attitude, and the way family influenced her. Hester is neither a remorseful sinner nor is her innocence reflected
happens when guilt is trapped inside and is not able to escape? Throughout The Scarlet Letter, guilt consumes the main characters. Hester and Dimmesdale feel guilty about their act of adultery. Chillingworth has guilt for committing revenge against Dimmesdale. Guilt changes Hester, Dimmesdale and Chillingworth and causes each individual to become someone different based off how they deal with their guilt from the sins they committed. Hester committed adultery, while her husband was overseas waiting
complex tool, affecting not only the plot and symbolism, but also the characters. The scarlet letter revealed characteristics through those in which came in contact with the wearer. Hester’s husband, Roger Chillingworth, in the light of the letter, revealed his true character. Chillingworth was a man filled with hate, revenge, as well as a thirst for Hester Prynne’s affections. The scarlet letter aided in revealing these traits by contributing a sense of awareness to the conflict. The letter was
Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorn, Roger Chillingworth is a scholar that uses his knowledge to disguise himself as a doctor. His intent on disguising himself is to get revenge on Hester Prynne's lover Dimmesdale. Chillingworth finds out Dimmesdale has an affair with his wife creating jealousy and anger that fuels him. This jealousy makes Chillingworth become a sinful person and he slowly becomes more involved in destroying Dimmesdale's life. Chillingworth starts to forget about everything else and
many different characters. The main characters of this book are Hester Prynne, Pearl, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth. Most of these main characters evolved throughout the book, however, this is not true for all of them. Despite Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale evolving throughout The Scarlet Letter, the only character that did not change was Chillingworth, who was introduced as evil which eventually led to his demise. In the beginning of the novel, the main character was introduced
punishment negatively affected not only her view of herself but also her emotional and mental state. The scarlet letter branded her as nothing but a representative of sin therefore making her an outcast in her community. Everyone thought Hester to be a sinner and avoided her, even the children who may not understand her crime. When the children
Symbolism can mean the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. Throughout the novel Hawthorne wants us to see that reality and appearance differ throughout the novel. Symbolism occurs in the meteor, the rose bush, and vengeance from Roger Chillingworth. One of the main symbols in the book is the meteor. "With a singularity of aspect that seemed to give another moral interpretation to the things of this world that they had ever borne before" (12.30). Hester and Dimmesdale are standing on the
Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth because she is redeemed by the fact that she must wear the scarlet letter. Hester received all the punishments of her crime, while Dimmesdale the person that she cheated with is scared and does not reveal his sins even though he is equally as guilty as Hester and because of this he is a coward and does not have any consequences. These sins committed were sins of passion and did not cause harm to any other people but themselves as opposed to Robert Chillingworth sin which was