They were evil and so were their motives. Their behaviour in recent times was disgusting and although this judgement of the heavens that makes us tremble, touches us not with pity. It was ironic in the end that they turned out to be the cause of each other’s death. All I ever wanted to do was bring peace to a divided kingdom and try to make the best out of the situation my family created. How far the eyes may pierce I cannot tell.
In a grand demonstration of his cowardice he says, "Be not silent from any mistaken pity and tenderness for him; for, believe me, Hester, though he were to step down from a high place, and stand there beside thee, on thy pedestal of shame, yet better were it so, than to hide a guilty heart through life. What can thy silence do for him, except it tempt him--yea, compel him, as it were--to add hypocrisy to sin? "(Hawthorn 49). His extreme cowerdice led him to attack Hester publically atop thee scaffold along with Governor Bellingham and Reverend Wilson. He let Hester be judged solely by her effect on the two men implicated in the adulterous triangle, and be shamed and alienated from the rest of the community, while Dimmesdale, himself, was becoming more popular and admired
And it is my face, and yours, Danforth! For them that quail to bring men out of ignorance, as I have quailed, and as you quail now when you know in all your black hearts that this be fraud---God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together” (1151). To stand up to Danforth was very brave of him, because no one ever stood up to Danforth. Proctor hangs to remain loyal to this friends. He does not sell his friends out over a lie just to save himself.
Capturing Antigone and not letting her burry Polynices was a mistake that Creon had made. Creon realized his mistake
Dimmesdale is just too weak and good-natured to shoulder the kind of blame he is foisting upon himself.He tried to hide his sin and guilt but, his heart literally weakened, and he died. 1a) "Poor, miserable man! what right had infirmity like his to burden itself with crime? Crime is for the iron-nerved, who have their choice either to endure it, or, if it press too hard, to exert their fierce and savage strength for a good purpose, and fling it off at once!” Pg.172 Do not be a hypocrite. Do not put a false point to the world to make it seem like you have no faults.
He is the minister of New England and he’s supposed to be living a life that is holy before God and His people. Arthur Dimmesdale had made a huge mistake when he had sexual relations with Hester. It affected not only him but: Hester, Pearl, the townspeople, God, and Roger Chillingworth. Dimmesdale first acts like he didn’t do anything at the first scaffold scene by stating, “I have thought of death, have wished for it, would have even prayed for it, and were fit that such as I should pray for anything.” (Hawthorne 67.) How it affected him had a huge impact.
O father, why must I, your only son Haemon suffer from your own petty and selfish decision. Antigone should not die. Nor should she be punished for her selfless act of kindness. Instead she should be praised and honored. If you continue with this heinous act you will have the entire town in revolt.
It was an audacious move for Hale to leave Salem, but even more so for him to return. He feels incredibly guilty for having signed off so many people to their deaths, saying, “There is blood on my head! Can you not see the blood on my head! !” While Hale’s return to Salem may not have saved John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse, he encouraged people to
Or like I’ll give away that I don’t deserve anyone’s gratitude and really they should all hate me for what I’ve done but everyone loves me for it and it’s driving me crazy” (Powers, 143). What makes this so powerful, is the fact that Bartle, the narrator of the book, feels like a monster, feels like a murderer, while the outside world views him as a hero; an image he believes is wrongfully painted upon soldiers who have killed and done injustice to humanity. While one can argue that the war was one huge injustice to humanity, the reasons why we started the war were to fix even greater
How canst I bear welcome in my eyes, my hands, and my words? Murdering this man is a sin against our holy God, and me that also against natural order on Earth. And yet talking to this gentleman reminds me of the spiteful sin. Alas, I cannot look on the king’s face and demeanour. I shall lose my nerve and mighty ambition will take a seat to pity.