Summary: Chapter 17: The Pastor and His Parishioner. In the forest, Hester and Dimmesdale are finally able to escape both the public eye and Chillingworth.

Dimmesdale is reluctant to leave because he believes God has given him a post which he must not desert. This wilderness of God's world is in need of his gifts.

Hester and Dimmesdale kept secrets to protect themselves. Chillingworth kept secrets in order to harm others. Active Themes.

Slowly as the minister walked, he had almost gone by before Hester Prynne could gather voice enough to attract his observation. At length she succeeded.

In Chapter 17, Hester approaches Dimmesdale in the forest to tell him that Roger Chillingworth is her husband. She begs him to leave town and begin a new ...

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Original Text. Modern Text. Slowly as the minister walked, he had almost gone by, before Hester Prynne could gather voice enough to attract his observation.

22 апр. 2024 г. · Chapter Seventeen: The Pastor and his Parishioner. Summary. Hester calls out to Dimmesdale and starts talking to him.

Summary. Hester and Dimmesdale awkwardly discuss their shared unhappiness. Dimmesdale wants someone to know that he is a sinner, even if that person is his ...