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1、TheAnalysisofArthurDimmesdaleintheScarletLetterAbstractInthescarletletter,writtenbyNathanielHawthorne,thereisamosttragiccharacterthatistheReverendArthurDimmesdalebecauseinthenovel,heisthemostambiguousroleforhisnoblerankandhisbehavior.Butnomatterwhatothersthinkofhim,I
2、think,heisthemostsuccessfulroleinthenovel.Inthispaper,IwilltalksomethingaboutDimmesdaleinthepositiveangleaccordingtotheotherauthor’spapers.Keywords:rank;behavior;conflict;tragicⅠ.introductionA.AsaclergymanInthenovel,first,Dimmesdaleischaracterizedasahypocritewhoconce
3、alshismeanbehavior.Hewhodoesn’thaveenoughcouragetotogetherwithhisloverisapiousclergyman.Hesenthismistresstostandonthescaffoldwiththeletter”A”whichmeans“adultery”anddoesn’tconfessthatheisthemanHestertriestoprotect.Butlater,hesuffersalot.ComparedtothestatesmanBellingha
4、mandtheso-calledrespectableWhilson,heisatrueman,atrueheroandatrueorthodoxpriest.Wecanseethechangeofhimfromahypocritetoatruemanwhoconfrontshiscrimebravely.Wecanfeelhisanguish.Wecantouchhisdeepestheart.SoDimmesdaleisonemulti-facetedman.Abrilliantspeaker,akindman,awiser
5、everend-----everyonelovesthisguy.Forsevenyearsheremainssilentbutsuffersalotwhichisrepresentedbythedecliningofhisbody.Atlast,recognizingthatdeathisimminent,hechoosestopurifyhissoulbyconfessinghissinpubliclyandrevealingthescarletletterAthathasappearedonhischestoverhish
6、eart.Thesymbolonhisskinsuggeststhatthoughwemayhideoursinsasbestaswecan,theywillalwayssurfaceandberevealed.Ⅱ.Dimmesdale’srankinthecountryA.AsaClergymanHeisapreacherwhofollowshisreligionandisrespectedbypeopleinthecountry.Andinpeople’sheartheispious,divined,skillfulandp
7、athetic.What’smore,heisalmostregardedastherepresentativeofGodinpeople’heart.Butasatrueman,hedesiresfortrueloveandhappinesslifeandhehashisownpursue.B.AsHester’sLoverAsHester’slover,heisveryhypocritical.HefailstotakehisresponsibilitytostandtogetherwithHesteronthescaffo
8、ld.HeevensendsHestertothescaffoldbyhimselfandignoresherscoldedbyothersandit’shethatannouncesHester’scrime.C.AsaFatherAsafatherhesho
