"Dimmesdale Reveals Himself"

2011-03-08T16:05:00.000-08:00

Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale has never seemed so inspired than he did on this day when he preaches after finishing his election day sermon, his subject "Gods Relationship with Human Communities" the people are moves by the sermon. The music began while the people escort the church and proceed to the town hall to continue celebrations. As they proceed Hester and Pearl catches his attention, he hesitates turning to the scaffold, he calls them to join him in his celebration. Ignoring Chillingworths words to stop him, the reverend mounts the scaffold where Hester and Pearl stand. He declares how God has led him there as the crowd stares. “Isn’t this better, he murmured to Hester, “than what we dreamed of in the forest?” Hester turns saying how can this be better if in the end we die including little Pearl with that said he says God is merciful and he is already is a dyeing man, addressing ministers, governors, townspeople saying he should have stood on this stage seven years earlier. While leaning on Hester for support and begins his confession.

—“ye, that have loved me!—ye, that have deemed me holy!—behold me here, the one sinner of the world! At last!—at last!—I stand upon the spot where, seven years since, I should have stood; here, with this woman, whose arm, more than the little strength wherewith I have crept hitherward, sustains me, at this dreadful moment, from grovelling down upon my face! Lo, the scarlet letter which Hester wears! Ye have all shuddered at it! Wherever her walk hath been,—wherever, so miserably burdened, she may have hoped to find repose,—it hath cast a lurid gleam of awe and horrible repugnance round about her. But there stood one in the midst of you, at whose brand of sin and infamy ye have not shuddered!”

At that moment Chillingworth moves forward telling him save himself and cast away the woman and child, but he extends his hand to Hester. He speaks earnestly saying that this should have been done seven years ago. The minister stands upright without Hester's support and tells the crowd that he, like Hester, has a red stigma, he collapsed on the stage tearing away his ministerial garments reveals what looks to be some sort of mark, the crowd is in shock. They watch as Hester with her arms around the minister and Pearl's hand in his. Pearl gave him a kiss and he admitted his sin before dyeing his last words before his death, with tremulous solemnity telling Hester the sin that they have broken and forgetting their God.

A year following Dimmesdale's death is the death of Roger Chillingworth, leaving a great deal of property to little Pearl. Pearl is known as the elf child to some people went on and lived her life and is one of the richest heiress in the new world. shortly after Chillingworth's death Pearl and Hester disappear with no news to anyone. The story of what happened on the scaffold and the woman with the scarlet letter becomes a legend

Hester Prynne holding Pearl on the scaffold.

Hester Prynne (left) and Dimmesdale(right). Night in the Forest .

Puritan Tribune

"Dimmesdale Reveals Himself"