The novel, The Scarlet Letter is a novel that contains a lot of rhetorical devices. It contains metaphors, allusions, rhetorical questions, parallel structure, alliteration, etc. In chapter 11, Dimmesdale is having so much conflict with him hiding the sin that he had committed and the guilt is eating him inside. In this chapter the writer uses Parallel structure, Hyperboles, metaphors, and similes. The author, Nathaniel Hawthorne used some rhetorical questions,hyperbole, personification, and
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particular, Reverend Dimmesdale and Dr. Chillingworth are two who are punished. They are not punished directly such as a whipping or torture, but are forced to bear guilt and personal shame which can lead to mental torture. These repressed feelings lead to the different eccentric actions though out the book these were first thought to control actions by Sigmund Freud "human beings are motivated by unconscious desires, fears, needs, and conflicts", as displayed by Dimmesdale and Chillingworth(Freud
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theory on why Dimmesdale goes against the high court and defends Hester Prynne. Hawthorn uses other characters, especially Roger Chillingworth to develop Dimmesdale’s personality. In order to limit the readers point of view of the story. Hawthorn develops dialogue and imagery to highlight Dimmesdale intelligence and his affection for Hester and Pearl. Not only does he care for Hester, but he cares for Pearl as well. These techniques help the reader learn more about Arthur Dimmesdale and how it is
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Letter In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, A young woman named Hester Prynne in Boston is prosecuted for adultery. To symbolize her crime, she has an “A” imprinted on her bosom. As a result of her committing adultery, she and Reverend Dimmesdale (his identity is not identified until later in the book) have a child. She is a very curious child, and her name is Pearl. Roger Chillingworth, comes to see Hester on the scaffold and he doesn’t want his identity revealed either but it does get
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father’s identity, so her husband becomes determined to find the father and punish him. While anger and hatred can sometimes be justified, Roger Chillingworth sells his soul to the devil to exact his vengeance on Dimmesdale. This consumes him, but he ultimately redeems himself only after Dimmesdale dies,
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Chapter 22, “The Procession” of The Scarlet Letter configures all the components into place to reveal the conclusion of the novel. The entire chapter is committed to the foreshadowing of events that expose the true relationship between Dimmesdale and Hester to the entire Puritan community. Therefore, Hawthorne makes great efforts to depict the atmosphere of the procession. To present the reader with a general comprehension of the era, Hawthorne sets the scene with a thorough analysis of monarchy
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situational, dramatic, and/or verbal. This novel was written with the intentional purpose of analysis. It’s essential to first ascertain the simple truth mentioned in the previous paragraph, and that would be desire. The desire the “godly” Reverend Dimmesdale feels contrasts to his reverential title. Such an ascetic man had been so hypocritical regarding abstinence, yet when he “confessed” his sin, he was praised. He had had sexual intercourse with a married woman, but the people related to his sermon
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In the play “The Crucible”, written by Arthur Miller, he introduces a character named John Proctor who has many things in common with the character Arthur Dimmesdale in the novel, “The Scarlet Letter”. Both characters go through trying to find how to live with themselves after committing adultery. John Proctor was a very well respected man throughout the town of Salem. He was known as a strong Christian man. He was married to Elizabeth Proctor and together they had three sons. His wife had been sick
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society not accepting pearl and controversies about Dimmesdale In the beginning of the novel the puritan society wanted pearl taken away for hester since they considered peral as a demon child and thought that Hester wouldnt set an example for peral. The
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example of this. This story takes place in the late 1640s in Boston, Massachusetts. In this particular society of puritans there seems to be no room for error. Hester Prynne is the main character whom commits adultery with the Reverend Mr. Arthur Dimmesdale and is forced to wear a scarlet letter upon her bosom. As a result of this sin, a child was born whom Hester named Pearl. When the rest of the town found out, Hester was forced to stand on the scaffold which was right in the middle of the town.
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