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Roger Chillingworth. Roger Chillingworth is Hester Prynne's husband. Arthur Dimmesdale. As a Puritan minister, Dimmesdale experiences a great amount of internal conflict over his affair.
Other Townspeople. Opening his clothing, he reveals the scarlet mark on his chest, over his heart—the mark of his sin, a letter A. With this, Dimmesdale dies , but not before telling Hester that this is the mercy of God—that God would not let him die an unrepentant sinner but has been after him for seven years to confess. Sin and its acknowledgment humanize Dimmesdale. When he leaves the forest and realizes the extent of the devil's grip on his soul, he passionately writes his sermon and makes his decision to confess.
As a symbol, he represents the secret sinner who fights the good fight in his soul and eventually wins. Hester tells Pearl that she has always worn the scarlet letter, even since birth. Hester tells Pearl that it is the mark of the Black Man. This invitation reflects popular beliefs about the behavior of witches. Presumably, Mistress Hibbins recognizes that Hester is isolated and alone and thinks she can tempt her into witchcraft.
Hester , however, replies that because she still has her daughter, she is not interested in going in to the woods. It runs away and hides itself, because it is afraid of something on your bosom.
Why does Hester hate Chillingworth? She hates him for convincing her to marry him, even though she could never love him. She realized that at some point she would meet a man who she could love, and would eventually commit the sin of adultery. Hester and Pearl go to the forest because Hester is determined to warn Dimmesdale of the threat Chillingworth poses.
She travels to the forest because she knows Dimmesdale will be returning that way from visiting the Indians Native Americans. It will provide a private place for them to talk unobserved.
Summary and Analysis Chapter 15 - Hester and Pearl. As Chillingworth leaves, Hester recognizes how evil he has become and realizes she hates him. We hear for the first time her thoughts about her marriage to Chillingworth. What is ironic about Dimmesdale's incredible success as a minister? Hester has to publicly stand on the scaffold for her sin, while Dimmesdale does it as a way of furthering his inner torment. When sin is kept as a secret, it poisons the soul and makes Dimmesdale do things that are publicly occuring to Hester.
What is Hawthorne's purpose for including mistress hibbins in the story? Category: events and attractions musicals. Mistress Hibbins was an actual historical figure, a woman convicted and hung of being a witch. Hawthorne includes her for two reasons. One, as the sister of the governor, she helps to demonstrate the hypocrisy of the society. Two, she presents a foil to Hester, allowing us to understand Hester better. Who is the black man in the scarlet letter?
What does the forest symbolize in The Scarlet Letter? What is one example of Dimmesdale's moral ambiguity? Is mistress hibbins round or flat? What are some symbols in The Scarlet Letter? The Scarlet Letter Symbols. Red and Black. There is a strong difference because it gives the reader a sense of not only the setting but of the Puritan view on evil.
Hibbins also is a representation of Pearl and what the possible outcomes are for her. If Pearl were stay dejected from society the way she had begun she would probably be made to walk the gallows as Hibbins did. The person who answered before me is entirely incorrect. Remember me. Forgot your password? New User? First Name. Last Name. Email Address. Opt-in to important GradeSaver updates!
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