The Scarlet Letter
Dimmesdale's listeners consider her sermon inspirational. What is their evaluation of his character? Explain the irony in that assessment.
chapter 23
chapter 23
Dimmesdale finishes his sermon, and the crowd erupts in loud applause. The crowd finds his suffering to be Christ-like and somehow heroic. hey are, however, left speechless and bewildered when Dimmesdale makes his final public confession of his sin.