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Quotes From The Scarlet Letter Chapters 6-11

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Scarlett Letter Quote Response Chapters 6-11 “Speak thou for me!” cried she. “Thou wast my pastor, and hadst charge of my soul, and knowest me better than these men can. I will not lose the child! Look to it! Within this quote, Hester is begging for Dimmesdale’s aid in maintaining custody of Pearl. The scene takes place within Governor Bellingham’s house, as Hester and Pearl came to deliver the embroidered gloves he ordered, only to get intertwined in a verbal quarrel over her custody of Pearl with Bellingham. Hawthorne crafts her pleas into exclamatory sentences, depicting Hester’s urgency for Dimmesdale’s aid, that he “knowest [her] better than these men” hinting towards a secret relationship between the two. He even had charge of her …show more content…

This occurs after multiple sources continually badgered and convinced Dimmesdale to seek aid for his appearance ailments, from Chillingworth who is the only practicing physician in town. Throughout the treatment the two men become good friends, sharing their different views on subjects, but also becoming more intimate with each other. Chillingworth believes that many physical illnesses stem from the mind and heart (“bosom”), so he must become acquainted with his patients thoughts, motives, and ethics. However, Chillingworth is depicted as a “treasure-seeker”, alluding to the notion that there might be other subjects he seeks to attain. The author's portrayal of Dimmesdale as a “dark cavern”, elicits that the man has blackened his bosom with sin, but also that Chillingworth must be careful in his probing or he may injure himself (lose Dimmesdale’s …show more content…

The illness, for some odd reason. arose just as Chillingworth arrived in the town and chose Dimmesdale as his spiritual leader. The rapid changes are displayed as coming from his heart, which he often puts his hand over, only to be followed with his face being “first a flush and then a paleness,” which indicate the internal pain. Pain that wreaks havoc over his body leading to loss of weight and the undermining of his euphonious voice by an undertone of withering. By choosing the heart to be the source of pain, Hawthorne alludes to an inner pain of the soul caused by sin. A sin so strong that it changes Dimmesdale's entire composure, presenting him as a feeble

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