Love Towards Dimmesdale Throughout The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there seems to be a succession of events that portrays the love Hester has for Arthur Dimmesdale. Yes, Hester has a husband that has been away for nearly two years, which has brought her in this denouncing situation where she was accused of adultery. While the husband was gone, she had an interconnection with Dimmesdale, a Puritan minister, who has fathered an illegitimate child, Pearl, where the two hid their relationship from the town. Hester’s non cooperation or speaking up to announce the father’s identity reveals her internal guilt, and foreshadows the blossoming relationship with Dimmesdale and the love she has for him. Despite Hester’s punishments