Dimmesdale himself is a hypocrite. He asks Hester to bring her fellow sinner on the scaffold with her, but the sinner is already there. He knows that if he publicly admits to his sin, the city of Salem will begin in a downward spiral because he represents the puritan church and all its beliefs. Later in the novel, in Dimmesdales’ second appearance at the scaffold he confesses his sin to Hester but no one else...
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“Come up hither, Hester, thou and little Pearl,” said the reverend Mr. Dimmesdale. “Ye have both been here before, but I was not with you. Come up hither once again, and we will stand all three together!” (pg 105). Although Arthur shows many signs of remorse to Hester for his sin, he still will not admit to his sin publicly...
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Scarlet Letter Hester Prynee This makes an important point in the novel because women were supposed to be submissive and Hester seems to not even care what others think of her. Hester refused to let the Puritan’s pressure of surrendering to the judgment of their society ruin her self respect and dignity as a woman...	3 / 811
The Scarlet Letter- Are Puritans Really Like That? Many reviewed Dickens and Dumas (and some even The Scarlet Letter itself) as "Trashy Literature". The Puritans would have, quite frankly, been aghast at this...	3 / 720
Sin In The Scarlet Letter Even though Chillingworth's only intention is to get revenge on Dimmesdale, he is hurting the towns people as well as Hester and Pearl. By making Dimmesdale weaker and weaker, the puritans are losing a minister that has always been there for them...	2 / 516
Sin In The Scarlet Letter Even though Chillingworth's only intention is to get revenge on Dimmesdale, he is hurting the towns people as well as Hester and Pearl. By making Dimmesdale weaker and weaker, the puritans are losing a minister that has always been there for them...	2 / 516