The Characterization of Arthur Dimmesdale

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale is one of the major characters in the story The Scarlet Letter. In this story Arthur Dimmesdale plays the part of the towns reverend. He has a high position in society and is viewed as one of the good and polite kind of guy by the society. This man has a sort of dark side; he has a little secret that no one knows except for the main character, Hester Prynne. This …

…Chillingworth finds out about Rev. Dimmesdale and Hester, he tries to fill the reverend’s mind with depressing thoughts of what he has done and by doing this tries to destroy the reverend’s soul. So in conclusion, Arthur Dimmesdale is a man with minor problems. He is a good man who in his heart asks the lord for the forgivness that he deserves. In the end he has found happiness with Hester and Pearl.