The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne chapter 11, narrated by Isaac Birchall After his still unknown discovery, Roger Chillingworth starts to torment Mr Dimmesdale, with further prying into his personal life, and more intense medical treatments. Mr Dimmesdale starts to feel a resentment between the two of them, and a deep suspicion starts to grow around the arrival of the « Doctor ». The minister continues to suffer in silence though, his only relief being found in his sermons on Sin, which become his most powerful to date, being able to show true empathy and understanding for his flock. After a time however, he finds that he can no longer find solace in scripture and starts to punish himself for his sins and guilt. He holds extended fasts, starts whipping himself, and then one evening decides to hold a secret vigil for his sins, one that only God can witness.

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