"Good Master Dimmesdale," [...], "the responsibility of this

Last updated: 7/28/2022

"Good Master Dimmesdale," [...], "the responsibility of this woman's soul lies greatly with you. It behooves you, therefore, to exhort her to repentance, and to confession, as a proof and consequence thereof." The directness of this appeal drew the eyes of the whole crowd upon the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale, a young clergyman, who had come from one of the great English universities, bringing all the learning of the age into our wild forest-land. How do the people in the town consider Mr. Dimmesdale? 1. According to people, Mr. Dimmesdale is the bringer of knowledge to the town. II. People consider Dimmesdale as a symbol of civilization in the wilderness. III. People accept Dimmesdale as a man with both good and evil in him. IV. People do not trust Dimmesdale as he is the sinner in the town. I and II II and III III and IV I and iv