The Scarlet Letter Group

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evil-cookie
evil-cookie
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High School - 11th Grade

From what does Hester hope to save Dimmesdale by telling him the truth about Chillingworth?

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Posted by evil-cookie on Sunday November 4, 2007 at 2:09 PM and tagged with characters, chillingworth, dimmesdale, hester.


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  1. bmadnick Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    Hester hopes to save Dimmesdale from furthering suffering at Chillingworth's revengeful hands. For the first time, Hester admits her true feelings about her husband and sees what his seven years of vengeance have done to him. She wants Dimmesdale to finally know the truth.

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    Posted by bmadnick on Sunday November 4, 2007 at 2:32 PM

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