"What can thy silence do for him, except it tempt him-yea, compel him, as it were- to open ignominy, that thereby thou mayest work out an open triumph over the evil within thee and the sorrow without"

We can see that he wants Hester to help him confess his sin, but she refuses so he will not get in trouble. He is unsure whether to confess or not because in his society, he is regarded as a person of high position and respect. If he were to confess that he committed adultery, everything he did would be gone. Still, if he doesn't confess, the guilt will destroy him from the inside.

Dimmesdale persuades the clergymen to allow Hester to keep Pearl on terms that Pearl is a torture for her to keep because Pearl is a child born from sin. She defends Hester and does all she can to help her. We also know that he has become weak and needs Chillingworth's help. These are some of the distinct clues that we see that Dimmesdale is Hester's lover.

"And I conceive, moreover, that the hearst holding such miserab

Hester realizes that others in the Puritan society most likely have committed terrible sins as well but does not confess them in fear of shunning. She realizes this from Dimmesdale freedom even though he sinned.

She thinks about her life, and how she married someone she did not love. She is tormented inside and is shown as the one who has lost their way, taken by satan. She tries to redeem herself by not leaving the village and facing her sin.

Hester begins to redeem herself by helping the poor and making clothes. She does not do this for the society but does it for her own redemption. She lives with society but not in society, she has a totally different set of morals and way of life.

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Approximate Word count = 1619
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)