Essays Tagged: "Arthur Dimmesdale"

Anyalization of Pearl from the "Scarlet Letter"

ment of awoman, Hester Prynne, who committed adultery and gave birth to Pearl. A minister of Boston,Arthur Dimmesdale, had an affair with Hester while believing that her husband, RogerChillingworth, h ... ficult life. Before the novelbegins, Hester Prynne gives birth to Pearl after having an affair with Arthur Dimmesdale, aPuritan minister. Pearl's birth proves that Hester cheated on her husband Roger ...

(5 pages) 138 0 3.4 Nov/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne

s times, in works such as Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Minister and respected citizen, Arthur Dimmesdale, was perceived as an upstanding member of the community who preached the word of t ... oneself.In the Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne set out to show the consequences of leading a double life. Arthur Dimmesdale, to the people of Boston, was a holy icon. According to the public, 'never had a m ...

(5 pages) 126 0 4.7 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Character analysis of Arthur Dimmesdale from THE SCARLET LETTER

Character Analysis of Arthur DimmesdaleThe Scarlet Letter is a story of characters that have to live and deal with theeffe ... t have to live and deal with theeffects of sin in different ways. Of these characters, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale isthe character portrayed as the most weak and unnoble. Despite this portrayalDimm ...

(2 pages) 67 0 3.7 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Critical Essay of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne ( Do you dread guilt?)

horne we saw guilt fester in the minds and outward appearanceof the main characters, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth.When you hear the word guilt what do you think it means? G ... fter awhile give into this guilt and confess what they did.In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale commit a great sin.Because of this great sin, it causes them immense guilt and sad ...

(3 pages) 93 0 3.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

An Analysis of Symbolism in "The Scarlet Letter" by Hawthorne

or Bellingham's mansion which is so extreme that it seems to hide and cover Hester. On the night of Arthur Dimmesdale vigil, he sees a red A in the sky. And finally, the letter is revealed on Dimmsdal ...

(4 pages) 122 0 5.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Worst of Them All. An essay on "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In 'The Scarlet Letter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, many characters sin. However, Arthur Dimmesdale, the church priest, commits the worst sins. Hester Prynne commits several sins, bu ... ale's sins. Even Roger Chillingworth's sins, spawned by pure hatred, pale in comparison the sins of Arthur Dimmesdale.Hester Prynne was unfaithful to her husband, Roger Chillingworth. She commits adul ... n when the entire town is calling for her to reveal the other guilty party. She remains faithful to Arthur Dimmesdale, a commendable quality. Even when Dimmesdale himself beseeches her to reveal the s ...

(5 pages) 63 0 5.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

False Qualities of Life. Speaks of novelist Brian Moore, and Dimmesdale in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter".

s times, in works such as Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Minister and respected citizen, Arthur Dimmesdale, was perceived as an upstanding member of the community who preached the word of t ... oneself.In the Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne set out to show the consequences of leading a double life. Arthur Dimmesdale, to the people of Boston, was a holy icon. According to the public, 'never had a m ...

(5 pages) 43 0 5.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Character Analysis of Arthur Dimmesdale

ith an image of a seemingly 'real' person. One of Hawthorne's carefully constructed characters is, Arthur Dimmesdale. With Arthur, one sees how sin changes him dramatically, causing in him moral con ... kes us through the seven years that Hester keeps quiet. A reader of the novel finds out early that Arthur Dimmesdale is the man Hester is trying to protect.        One notices, that ...

(6 pages) 121 0 5.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Evil of Isolation. Essay on "The Scarlet letter"

ation can bea physically, morally, and socially tortuous event in Puritan society. Hester Prynne andArthur Dimmesdale, in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, are both victims of the cruelisolation from Pu ... and isolationstrip her of all passion and femininity, leaving her a shell of her former self. ThoughArthur's mark of shame is not visible, it is all the more tortuous for its absence. Shameand guilt f ...

(2 pages) 40 0 4.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"The Scarlet Letter", by Hawthorne and how it relates to the quote from Young Goodman Brown "Evil is the nature of Mankind

ners [in the eyes of the Puritan community] are: the beautiful Hester Prynne, the esteemed Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and the cold-hearted doctor, Roger Chillingworth. Like Hawthorne I believe that e ... goes against the strict Puritan rules, and breaks Commandment 7, which was often punished by death.Arthur Dimmesdale; a strong pillar of the community, and a very devoted Puritan, what could he do th ...

(4 pages) 70 0 4.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne: The sins of the characters.

e to reach perfection by living out this system of values. If they did not succeed, as in Hester or Arthur Dimmesdale's cases, their retribution would be in the fact that they did not live up to the p ... ld be in the fact that they did not live up to the perfection in which they strived. Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, and the Puritan society characterized by the townspeople, al ...

(12 pages) 94 1 3.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

How sin cause characters to act differently in the Scarlet Letter

horne's The Scarlet Letter. The three main characters, Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale, all commit grave sins. However, Hester is the only one publicly punished for hers ... d physical being in various ways even if it is not their sin. In the case of Hester Prynne and Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale they eventually make up for their sin making them better people in the process eve ...

(4 pages) 38 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Essay discusses themes, plot, and symbolism.

rlet letter bearing an "A". The father of her illegitimate child, Pearl, is revealed to be Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale to both the reader and Hester's husband, Roger Chillingsworth and he begins his re ...

(5 pages) 92 1 3.4 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

The Fate of the People of the "Scarlet Letter". What Nathaniel Hawthorn was trying to describe throughout this book.

Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth to portray that everyone may sin, but every sinner has th ... her acting as a good Puritan, she suffers less than anyone else and is shown as achieved redemption.Arthur Dimmesdale is the person who Hester commits her adultery with. He suffers more than Hester be ...

(2 pages) 29 0 3.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Significance of the Three Scaffold Scenes in Relation to Dimmesdale.

e of the Three Scaffold Scenes in Relation to DimmesdaleThroughout The Scarlet Letter, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is constantly battling with his need to accept and confess his sin, from the first ...

(2 pages) 39 1 4.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Does Pearl, in the Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, have preternatural knowledge of the symbolism of the letter and what the characters truly represent?

them and suffer inside. The result of sin can often produce something beautiful. Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale are the sinners in this book. They commit adultery and bring a child into the worl ...

(7 pages) 100 1 4.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A new chapter of Scarlet Letter, if you are asked to compose an additonal episode, heres one

"Hester, I have come by to bless you and to...," Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale's voice trailed off. However, it rose again to a barely audible whisper, "I can n ... st..."Before he could attempt to finish his statement Hester's voice rose above and proclaimed, "Arthur, you need provide no explanation. I understand and take full responsibility for the birth of ... re the highly regarded 'Angel of God' in this town and you must not disregard this honor for me!"Arthur Dimmesdale drew his hand from across his heart and placed it upon Pearl's head, smoothing bac ...

(2 pages) 30 1 3.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Character analysis of Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chillingsworth and Dimmesdale.

ins insight into the background and personalities of the characters through Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale. These two characters show us the evil in the novel, the unfolding sin, and add a ... characters show us the evil in the novel, the unfolding sin, and add a special romance to the novelArthur Dimmesdale is the preacher in the Puritan settlement. He becomes involved with Hester Pyrnne, ...

(3 pages) 37 0 2.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Alienation in "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

n who commits adultery against her husband named Roger Chillingworth, with the local reverend named Arthur Dimmesdale; the result is a strange child named Pearl. The plot thickens as the mistress and ... ge, molded Puritan. Pearl is a free willed little girl who circumstantially is outcasted by society.Arthur Dimmesdale, the local reverend, is Pearls father; however, this is a secret kept from society ...

(5 pages) 42 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

What is the significance of the "A" throughout the story? Scarlet Letter by Nathiel Hawthorne

her for what she had done and called on her to reveal the identity of the father. Another minister, Arthur Dimmesdale, also pled with her to reveal the fathers identity. Unknown to everyone, however, ...

(3 pages) 31 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne