Write a short note on the character of Dimmesdale Nathaniel Hawthorne presents Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter as a tragic Puritan minister torn between faith and passion He is Hester Prynne s secret lover who hides his sin His inner guilt slowly destroys his body mind and soul A Revered Minister With A Weak Heart Dimmesdale is a respected preacher in Boston People see him as pure and holy But deep inside he carries the heavy guilt of adultery He fails to confess his sin openly His guilt makes him weak and sick He grows pale and thin and his heart aches both physically and spiritually He often puts his hand over his heart which symbolizes his hidden pain His silence turns his goodness into suffering and he becomes a victim of his own moral weakness A Victim of Inner Conflict Dimmesdale s life is full of struggle between