3. How does Dimmesdale feel about thw way his parishioners treat him?

Dimmesdale sees hid physical and Psychological suffering as a testament to how he is perceived as a man of God. The more he suffers , the more captivated his parishioners become. This self torture becomes Dimmesdale's ticket to absolution (so he thinks) in the eyes of parishioners who do not even yet know his sin.