Arthur Dimmesdale Dimmesdale is a scared man because he is Hester's lover but does not want to admit it. He watches Hester suffer and face her sin while he hides his inside like a coward. However he suffers a great deal as well. "What can thy silence do for him, except it tempt him-ye...

SummAries Chapter 1: The Prison-Door: The first chapter in the Scarlet Letter the setting is Boston in the 17th century in front of the prison. The prison was plain colored and the surroundings were very ordinary except for the rosebush that is outside of the prison. All the Puritans dressed...