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Chapter 8 TURNING POINTChillingworth notices how much Pearl resembles DimmesdaleChillingworth is now convinced that Dimmesdale is the fatherChillingworth now thinks he knows who he must seek revenge against and kill.

2Chapter 9: The LeechLiterally, leeches are animals that have been used medicinally for thousands of years.Leeches suck blood out of flesh. They fill up on the blood until they are engorged. Leech was a nickname used for doctors. Symbolically, Chillingworth is a leech because he is trying to suck the life and soul out of Dimmesdale.

Warning! Close your eyes if youre squeamish!3Main PointsChillingworth is revered for his skills as a physician; Dimmesdale is revered for his sermons that grow stronger each Sunday, even though his health deteriorates each dayThe townspeople beg Dimmesdale to take Chillingworth as his physician, and the reverend finally acceptsChillingworth grows suspicious of Dimmesdales unexpected deteriorating healthThe two begin to live in the same houseThe townspeople notice a big change in Chillingworths appearance and begin to gossip that either Satan or Satans emissary has now resided along with their godly Reverend Dimmesdale and fear for their pastor.

4Chapter 10: The Leech and His PatientChillingworth is digging for the truth from Dimmesdale.Chillingworth has been gathering herbs that grow from unmarked graves.Dimmesdale refuses the medicines Chillingworth prepares for himDimmesdale believes if God has determined it is his time to die, then that is Gods will. Chillingworth and Dimmesdale discuss the nature of guilt and secret sin. Hester and Pearl walk by. Pearl puts burrs on Hesters A and throws a burr at Dimmesdale. She is connecting Dimmesdale with Hester.Pearl calls Chillingworth The Black Man the devil. She knows her mother has already been taken by him. Chillingworth urges Dimmesdale to share his guilt, but the latter refuses.Dimmesdale admits that Hester is better off than her secret lover, for he believes it is better for the sufferer to be free to show his pain, as [Hester], than to cover it all up in his heart (124).Chillingworth unravels the truth.

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7SYMBOLISMDimmesdale is constantly placing his hand over his heart. This LITERALLY suggests physical pain.This SYMBOLIZES:he is hiding a secrethe is suffering internally

8Important QuotationsPearl has the freedom of a broken law.Chillingworth sees Hester and says to Dimmesdale, There goes a woman who hath none of that mystery of hidden sinfulnessIs [she] less miserablefor that scarlet letter on her breast?9Main Points continuedDimmesdale was asleepChillingworth snuck in and opened his shirtChillingworth saw something on Dimmesdales chest that made him do a dance of ecstasy.What might he have seen to make him so happy?

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11Literary TechniquesHerbs symbolize some hideous secret that was to be buried with him (135).The heart is personified as a being needing to make a choice to confess (136).Pearl calls Chillingworth The Black Man symbolism of the devil. Pearl is characterized as oddly intuitive. Chillingworth is metaphorically characterized as a miner searching for gold.

12Chapter 11- The Interior of a HeartHIS SERMONSDimmesdale achieved a brilliant popularity in his sacred officeAll of his sermons hinted at his own sins but he never confessed outwardlyTownspeople thought he was too godly and were humbled by himThey deemed Dimmesdale to be a miracle of holinessDimmesdale tried to confess but never couldThe townspeople, upon hearing him speak boldly about his own wrongdoings, did nothing more but revere him all the more.IRONYHis congregation believes he is the most holy, most religious ministerHis sermons are amazingDimmesdale is a sinner, therefore he understands the life of a sinner and can preach about it from the heart

Dimmesdale doubles his sinHe now uses his guilt to improve his sermons.He likes how much the congregation adores him, and he enjoys the attention.13Private tortureWe find out that he whips himself with a scourge, keeps vigils each night, and fastsall of which have led to his deteriorating healthHis physical punishment along with his guilt is literally killing him.He finally realized he could do something about his guilt

14THE SECOND SCAFFOLD SCENEChapter 12: The Ministers Vigil15Literal vs. FigurativeEx: The sky rained down tears of joyLiteral What the narrator is stating on the surface.It is raining. Figurative- Literary elements and techniques that reveal a deeper meaning below the surface.The sky is personified as crying to represent the sadness felt by the characters in the scene. 16The Second Scaffold SceneLiterally what happened:Dimmesdale ascends the scaffoldHe wants to tell the truth of his secretGov. Bellingham hears Dimmesdales shrieks and cries, but does not realize who it is.Mistress Hibbins hears the cries as well and believes it is the other witches in the forest.Rev. John Wilson walks home from Gov. Winthrops deathbed and does not see Dimmesdale on the scaffold.

17Literal ContinuedHester and Pearl arrive on the scene.Dimmesdale, Pearl and Hester stand on the scaffold.Pearl wants the minister to stand at noon tomorrow on the scaffold.He says he will stand on judgment day.

18Whats in the sky?

A meteor appears, and Dimmesdale thinks it looks like an A in the sky.

19Literal continuedDimmesdale states, I tell thee my soul shivers at him! This shows fear of this man.Pearl points at Chillingworth who is at the scene.Dimmesdale reluctantly goes with his torturer back to their home.

20Literal continuedWhat article of clothing is left from the night before on the scaffold that belongs to Dimmesdale?

Dimmesdales glove is found at the scaffold by a Sexton/gravedigger

21Literal endedGov. Winthrop died that night.People in the town think the meteor was for the governor.

22Figuratively what happensMistress Hibbins hears Dimmesdales screams in the night as night hags and sinners: This symbolically reveals Dimmesdale as a sinner since she mistakes his cries for those of witches cries.

23Figuratively ContinuedA pure hand needs no glove. A person who tells the truth need not to hide anything.Proof that Dimmesdale was on the scaffold the night before. The Puritans think that the devil put the gloves there to frame Dimmesdale. It is ironic because he is not pure and they are his.

24Figurative continuedThe Ministers Vigil, (a vigil is a watch kept at night), the title of the chapter, symbolizes Dimmesdale looking over his own sin.

25Figurative ContinuedGov. Winthrop dies and is made an angelwithout his death Hester would never have found Dimmesdale on the scaffoldso therefore Winthrop was an angel connecting the two.

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SymbolismA=Has meant adultery up until this point, but now it symbolizes angel.

Hester, Pearl and Dimmesdale= the holy trinity/family. IRONY

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28SymbolismNoontide= Truth is out for all to see in the light2nd scaffold=Family reunion of sinsChillingworth=Revenge/The DevilMeteor Nature Symbolism representing each individuals sins/needs.

29ThemesThe truth being revealed is inevitable The truth can set a soul freeThe desire for revenge can become an obsession

30The end of Chapter 12 ReviewQuestions to ponder:

What is Chillingworth thinking of when he arrives at the second scaffold scene?Will Dimmesdale step up onto the scaffold at noontide and appease Pearl?

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32DO NOW: Copy quotation and respond to it. What does it mean? What personal experience does it make you think of? Can you connect any other books, films, movies to it?It is remarkable that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society (Hawthorne 171).33