Mr. Dimmesdale In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
Dimmesdale's new strange feelings about himself can be described as him changing how he views the world and himself. He transformed from the weak dying man who went into the forest, to a man with a new sense of purpose and energy. Hester’s idea to leave the Puritan society influenced his new way of thinking. The church elder, one of the deacons from his church, addressed him with paternal affection and had upright and holy character. The wise man of old age payed his respects to Dimmesdale for his accomplishments. Dimmesdale could barely keep himself from shouting offensive things to him about God. He was afraid that he would accidentally speak of what he was saying on his mind. “The old man, addressed him with the paternal affection and patriarchal privilege, which his venerable age, his upright and holy character, and his station of church, entitled him to use; and, conjoined with this, the deep, almost worshipping respect, which the minister’s professional private claims alike demanded.
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Now, during a conversation of some two or three moments between the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale and this excellent and hoary-bearded deacon, it was by the most careful self-control that the former could refrain from uttering certain blasphemous suggestions that rose into his mind, respecting the communion-supper. He absolutely trembled and turned pale ashes, lest his tongue should wag itself, in utterance of these horrible matters, and plead his own consent for so doing, without his having fairly given it.”
Now, during a conversation of some two or three moments between the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale and this excellent and hoary-bearded deacon, it was by the most careful self-control that the former could refrain from uttering certain blasphemous suggestions that rose into his mind, respecting the communion-supper. He absolutely trembled and turned pale ashes, lest his tongue should wag itself, in utterance of these horrible matters, and plead his own consent for so doing, without his having fairly given it.”