Why Do You Think Dimmesdale Keeps His Hand Over His Heart? He puts his hand over his heart to “cover” up his guilt and pain for not admitting to the sin he committed. He’s trying to hold himself back from not exposing himself. What page does Dimmesdale put his hand over his heart? Chapter 16
Does Dimmesdale Forgive Chillingworth? Dimmesdale, for his part, forgives her and asks God to forgive them both. … Dimmesdale fears Chillingworth’s course now that he, no doubt, knows “her purpose to reveal his true character,” and he asks Hester to give him courage. Did Dimmesdale forgive Chillingworth? Dimmesdale, for his part, forgives her and asks
What Happens To Dimmesdale At The End Of Chapter 23? Dimmesdale finishes his Election Day sermon, which focuses on the relationship between God and the communities of mankind, “with a special reference to the New England which they [are] here planting in the wilderness.” Dimmesdale has proclaimed that the people of New England will be
What Is The Punishment That Dimmesdale Is Suffering? Dimmesdale does not confess that he has committed a sin with Hester, and for a brutal seven whole years, he withholds his guilt inside of him. Throughout all of that time, he reverts to self-punishment in the form of fasting, consecutive, sleepless vigils, and relentless studying of