“Some declared, that, if Mr. Dimmesdale were really going to die, it was cause enough, that the world was not worthy to be any longer trodden by his feet” (109).
In this quote above, it is made known the reputation that Mr. Dimmesdale carries around Boston. He is basically known for being a saint on earth or an angel sent from God. With all these good things being said about Mr. Dimmesdale, it is going to make it very difficult for others to believe that Dimmesdale is really the father of Hester Prynne’s child, Pearl.
“Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared” (119).
In the quote above, Dimmesdale shows his inability to confide in anyone and/or everyone. Although Chillingworth is trying really hard by getting Dimmesdale the weeds and other stuff needed for his medicine, Dimmesdale is still incapable of trusting him. What the quote above is trying to say is that Dimmesdale’s inability to trust in others would make him unable to recognize whether someone’s intentions were good or bad.
Is Dimmesdale and Chillingworth going to be on and off throughout the entire book?
Is Prynne ever going to admit to Pearl the fact that her father is Dimmesdale?
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