Who Is Dimmesdale's Suffering In The Scarlet Letter

Dimmesdale and Hester suffers because of the sin they did. Dimmesdale feels guilt even though he never confesses that he is the farther. He would go to the scaffold at night and stand there screaming trying to get the people to come outside to see him but it was just all in his head when she would stand on the scaffold during the day with the red A on her chest she felt guilt even though she would not tell anyone who the farther is and for having an affair while her husband was missing for years. For example, Dimmesdale does not want to confess about his sin because he does not want to face the consequences. This is illustrated when Dimmesdale says, “then and there before the judgment-seat, thy mother and thou, and I must stand together” (Dimmesdale 139). Dimmesdale does

In addition, Dimmesdale fells guilt even though he still does not confess. Narrator says, “The scarlet letter burned on Hester Prynne’s bosom. Here was another ruin, the responsibility of which came partly home to her” (narrator 154). This ruins Hester life. People in her town wanted her to leave the town or be punished such as wear a big red A on her bosom for the rest of her life. She had to stay in a jail every night and during the day Hester and pearl had to stand on the scaffold for 3 hours. Furthermore, one day after standing on the scaffold she goes and makes a cute A on all her dresses so she can still look cute. The townspeople were not too happy about that because the A is supposed to be punishment not to look good in it. Dimmesdale says, "Come up hither, Hester, thou and little Pearl....Ye have both been here before, but I was not with you. Come up hither once again, and we will stand all three together" (Dimmesdale 139). Dimmesdale is trying to Hester and Pearl to go up on the scaffold with him that night because it was the only time he would stand up there was at night