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As Dimmesdale walks in the wilderness, returning from a visit with Apostle Eliot, he hears Hester's voice and is surprised by her presence. At first, he cannot tell whether she is a human or a ghost. In fact, they are both ghosts of their former selves, and their chill hands and hesitant words reveal the strangeness of this meeting.Both Hester and Dimmesdale talk with each other about the past seven years, and Dimmesdale confesses his misery and unhappiness. 

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As Dimmesdale walks in the wilderness, returning from a visit with Apostle Eliot, he hears Hester's voice and is surprised by her presence. At first, he cannot tell whether she is a human or a ghost. In fact, they are both ghosts of their former selves, and their chill hands and hesitant words reveal the strangeness of this meeting.Both Hester and Dimmesdale talk with each other about the past seven years, and Dimmesdale confesses his misery and unhappiness. 

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Hester feels bad for being the one who let the devil get to Chillingsworth. She feels like she ruined his life not that he ruined her life. Well i think she needs to stop putting all the blame on herself all the time. Its not always her fault!

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"It is our Hester the towns own Hester who is so kind to the poor, so helpful to the sick, so comforting to the afflicted!" Repetition of the "so". Its like Hester is "SOOO" this "SOOO" that, "SOOO" whatever. At least that is what i picked up.

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In Chapter 13, Hester is truly the good person she is. Like she deserved so much more that what she was getting. I mean she did not deserve to be treated as harsh as she did. Now that the truth is out, everything basically goes her way. She moves up in her society and is finally some what happy. Even though shes gotten respect and everything she still cant do everything. If that makes sense..

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In chapter twelve, why did it have to have such a dramatic and unordinary twist. I mean i dont mind because it made more enjoyable to read but really a light in the sky? I wanna say that its symbolic for light God giving a sign or something himself but i dont know for sure. If so it could be fitting. I mean we have read hints that the author, Hawthorne is sometimes mocking the Puritan religion in some ways.

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In chapter twelve when basically all of them are standing by each other, Pearl gives away an important secret. Well first off Dimmesdale looks into the sky and sees a light in the shape of the letter "A". He is confused and i imagine a little scared. But when he looks at Pearl, he sees her pointing at Chillingsworth. Dimmesdales mind just blows because now he basically knows that Chillingsworth in the father of Pearl!

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in chapter 14 on pg.116 it uses imagery as the quote says ¨The scarlet letter burned on Hester Prynne´s bosom.¨ I can see in my head that the letter has burned into pieces

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Pearl, once again, is very clever. Somehow she connects Hester's scarlet A with Dimmesdales habit for clutching his heart. How she does this, I know not. The only similarity between the two is the location upon their bodies. It is amazing that Pearl can see the things like this with all her innocence. The town is very oblivious because a seven year old has discovered the mystery of the father. In addition to this, I believe that the town does not want to know the truth. The truth would ruin them. A minister committing adultery. That[s a big no no.

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Chillingworth is described as "the very embodiment of evil."  He acknowledges that he has changed into a terrible human being who feeds off of revenge and hate. However, after realizing this, he doesn't change. He vows again that he will receive the revenge that he so call deserves.

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Chapter 13
I am so happy for Hester.  It seems that she is being accepted back into society.  Of course, she still receves some scorn for the A.  However, many people begin to interpret her A as meaning able.  Hester is always there for those in need.  She has dedicated her life into helping the poor and sick and in many ways is the most righteous person in the town in my opinion.

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"...many people refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification. They said that it meant Able; so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman's strength." (148)
This just shows that you can overcome a label that society has placed upon you. Just because people say that you are a certain way, doesn't mean that you have to follow that or let the label change who you are.

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How would the townspeople react to seeing a minister "aloft on the place of shame" (139)? Would this change the way that the people perceive Dimmesdale?

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The theme of hypocrisy reoccurs during chapter twelve. Dimmesdale feels terrible for what he has done, but he is not welling to take responsibility for his actions. He is okay with feeling bad for himself, but he isn't willing to do what he inevitable must do. To relieve his pain, Dimmesdale must receive punishment for the terrible thing that he has done. Pearls is right, Dimmesdale needs to stand on the scaffold at noon, with his scarlet 'a' branded on his chest, with all the towns eyes watching.

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This chapter is primarily about the man versus self conflict that Dimmesdale is facing.  Chilling(s)worth seems to poke at Dimmesdale, trying to find the truth of his sin. Dimmesdale is guilty, but he can not bring himself to tell anyone about his sin. However, he delivers powerful sermons on sin due to his newfound knowledge of the topic.

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"The town did not awake; or, if it did, the drowsy slumberers  mistook the cry either for something frightful in a dream, or for the noise of witches; whose voices, at that period, were often heard to pass over the settlements or lonely cottages, as they rode with Satan through the air." (136)

This is very interesting to me that the townspeople would've possibly thought that it was witches.

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"...Hester Pryne, leading along little Pearl, in her scarlet garb, and pointing her forefinger, first at the Scarlet letter on her bosom, and then at the clergyman's own breast." (134)
Is Mr. Dimmesdale married? Is he Pearl's father?

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Dimmesdale is preaching a lot about the topic of sin. This is obviously pointed towards Chillingsworth and all that he has put Dimmesdale through.

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Pearl asks Hester what the meaning of the scarlet letter is. Hester can not bring herself to tell the truth so she lies. Pearl can see through her lies and begins to constantly ask what is the meaning of the scarlet letter. The book remarks that it was the first time Hester attempted to "false the symbol on her bosom." Why did she choose to lie? To keep Pearls love and respect, to keep Pearl innocent? I don't know. The book only says that a new evil had crept into her heart.

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Quite a change has been has been brought upon Roger Chilling-worth in the last seven years. He has transformed from a just, kind, loving man into a fierce unforgiving torturer. Even his forced smile only accentuates his true desires that are buried too shallowly beneath the surface to remain hidden. In his cold eyes you see his flaming soul being burnt to ash. It is no coincidence that Pearl refers to him as the Black Man, Satan. He choses to place the blame for his situation on Hester saying that she created him with her sin. Roger can see what he has become but is powerless to stop it he is too far consumed by the hellish fire of revenge.

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The way the letter is spoken about in chapter 13 is very different than how it was displayed previously. It is talked of as a symbol of respect and sacredness rather than a object of punishment and hatred. This is a testament to all Hester has done she has changed a symbol of disgust and sin into one of respect and love. We learn latter that there are talks of letting Hester remove the letter but Hester says that the magistrate doesn't have the authority to remove the letter. She will never remove it until it falls of or transfigures. This shows that Hester still carries the weight of her sin.

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In chapter 11, Dimmesdales curse is shown fully he is cursed to be loved because of his sin. He preaches not to do what he himself had done. He is implanted in a cycle of hypocrisy and lies that he doesn't have the strength to escape and when he tries he is ignored thought to be simply humble. He is able to speak to the people as equals and as one who is understanding because he is held by a great weight of guilt. He is understanding because he dealing with the same guilt as the people who have sinned. Arthur's guilt only gets greater with every lie he tells.

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foreshadowing-¨I must reveal the secret, answered Hester firmly¨ I feel like the secret is unspoken and that me as the reader i would like to know what it i

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In chapter 12, we see just how much the sin is affecting Dimmesdale and the punishment he must now endure. While Hester chose to have her sin be "seen by all mankind." Dimmesdale chose to hide it and now they experience the same but entirely different punishments. They both are completely isolated thou Hester is scorned and is forced away while Dimmesdale loved but can never truly be seen. Dimmesdale punishes himself in many different ways like whipping himself and cutting the "A" into his chest but no matter what is constantly tormented by what he has done. We learn in chapter 14 that the only reason he is alive is because Chillings-worth wants to make his punishment last as long as possible. Dimmesdales isolation is shown in how he stands alone on the platform in the middle of a pitch black night screaming and shivering unseen. He is looked over and walked by, by everyone, except those who truly know him. Dimmesdales sanity is hanging by a thinner thread than Damocles's sword. What will happen if it ever snaps.

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In this chapter shows Chillingworth's motives and  Dimmesdale's suffering of his sin that he has committed and how he beats himself with a bloody whip and keeps frequent all-night vigils and how he wishes of making a  public confession to the congregation at the same time growing very popular among them
as a minister

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I now see why Hester feels the need to tell Dimmesdale who Chillingworth is (Chapter 15). In Chapter 13, she denies to tell him the true identity of the man he is so afraid of. This causes him great pain. Hester states in the next chapter that she must help him. I believe that by revealing who Chillingworth really is, she thinks that it will help Dimmesdale recover.

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The books description of Chillingworth has changed drastically. In just a few chapters, he has gone from a slightly older- looking man, to an evil-looking physican, to "a deformed old figure." (pg.160) The longer he tortures Dimmesdale, the more his evilness shows on the surface of his skin. It is getting to the point where even Hester can not ignore it.

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"The child flew away like a bird."
Simile comparing Pearl's quickness of movement to that of a bird flying.

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On page 147 it mentions that Pearl is now 7 years old. "Years had come and gone. Pearl was now seven years old." Was she seven when the incident happened with the minister in the previous chapter, or was their a time jump? If there was a sort of time jump, how old was Pearl at the time and why didn't Hester help the minister?

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"Little accustomed, in her long seclusion from society, to measure her ideas of right and wrong by any standard external to herself." (pg. 146)
Over the time that Hester has been separated from the community, she has lost many of the puritan's main principles. Now she only judges crime by her own standards. She does not see it in the same way as the others.

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requital-a return or reward for service kindness. ¨she made no claim upon it, in requital for what she suffered; she did not weigh upon its sympathies.¨ to me i believe that even tho she did not claim what was out there she was rewarded for what she had suffered doing

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Chapter 12 uses symbolism because of the ministers vigil and how it kept him up and in pain

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betwixt-Another term for between. In chapter 11 Chilling and Mr. Dimmesdale has something that is between but how come they used the word betwixt instead of between?