Arthur Dimmesdale
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Arthur Dimmesdale is the tormented young Puritan minister in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s *The Scarlet Letter*, whose hidden guilt over an adulterous affair drives much of the novel’s psychological and moral drama.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Puritan minister
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fictional character → literary character → |
| antagonisticRelationshipWith |
Roger Chillingworth
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| appearsIn |
The Scarlet Letter
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| associatedWithTheme |
psychological realism
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| causeOfDeath |
physical and psychological strain
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| centralTheme |
guilt
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hypocrisy → public vs private identity → redemption → sin → |
| createdBy |
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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| diesIn |
The Scarlet Letter
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| firstAppearance |
The Scarlet Letter (1850)
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| gender |
male
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| genre |
American Romanticism
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| hasAffairWith |
Hester Prynne
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| isFatherOf |
Pearl
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| literaryFunction |
critique of religious legalism
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embodiment of hidden sin → |
| mannerOfDeath |
collapse after public confession
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| moralArc |
from concealment to confession
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| moralConflict |
duty vs passion
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public reputation vs private truth → |
| nationality |
English
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| notableScene |
Election Day sermon
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final scaffold confession → midnight scaffold vigil → |
| occupation |
minister
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| psychologicalState |
anxious
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guilt-ridden → self-loathing → |
| relationshipTo |
Hester Prynne
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Pearl → |
| religiousAffiliation |
Puritanism
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| residence |
Boston
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| roleInWork |
protagonist
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tragic hero → |
| secret |
adultery with Hester Prynne
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paternity of Pearl → |
| setting |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| symbolAssociatedWith |
the forest
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the scaffold → the scarlet letter A → |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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Puritan New England → |
| tormentedBy |
Roger Chillingworth
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Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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The Scarlet Letter
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The Scarlet Letter (1973 film) → The Scarlet Letter (1995 film) → |
mainCharacter |
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Roger Chillingworth
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appearsWithCharacter |
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Roger Chillingworth
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causeOfMoralDownfallOf |
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The Scarlet Letter (1926 film)
("Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale")
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character |
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Hester Prynne
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childWith |
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Roger Chillingworth
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discoversSecretOf |
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Pearl
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father |
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The Scarlet Letter (1934 film)
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followsCharacter |
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Roger Chillingworth
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seeksRevengeOn |
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Roger Chillingworth
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torments |