Hester urges Dimmesdale to leave Boston and go deep into the wilderness and live off the land. They decide to go Europe where no one will know their secret.
to take a ship back to Europe and start over again.
Dimmesdale escapes Chillingworth by revealing his sin publicly during the Election Day procession, thus freeing himself from Chillingworth's hold over him. By confessing and acknowledging his guilt before the townspeople, Dimmesdale is able to gain his redemption and break free from Chillingworth's psychological torment.
Hester plans to escape her suffering by leaving the town and starting a new life with Pearl, while Dimmesdale initially plans to confess his sin publicly as a way to ease his guilt and suffering. However, he ultimately decides to escape by secretly leaving with Hester and Pearl to start a new life away from the judgment of society.
Hester thought Dimmesdale would have been better off if he had openly acknowledged his sin of adultery and faced the consequences publicly, rather than carrying the burden of guilt and internal struggle. She believed that accepting responsibility and seeking redemption would have brought him peace and closure.
Hester and Dimmesdale decide to go to London to escape their past and start fresh in a new environment where they are not known and can make a new life away from their sins and the judgment of their community. Additionally, they may believe that London offers more opportunities for them to find redemption and live freely.
How does Hester Prynne’s experience with public shaming in The Scarlet Letter reflect broader themes of societal judgment and redemption? In what ways does the symbolism of the scarlet letter evolve throughout the novel, and how does it impact the characters’ development? How do Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth each grapple with the consequences of their actions, and how does their internal struggle shape the narrative’s exploration of guilt and redemption? How does the Puritan society depicted in The Scarlet Letter influence the characters’ decisions and ultimately shape the novel’s central conflicts and themes?
Arthur decided to escape from Roger Chillingworth by leaving Boston and going to live in Europe. This decision was driven by his guilt over his affair with Hester Prynne and his desire to start afresh away from Chillingworth's torment.
what does Fleance's escape suggest about Macbeth's luck
Nearly the entire book. Using huge, unnecessary, page-filling diction, Nathaniel Hawthorne takes disappointments that you would usually go "Darnit, this sucks" at and turns them into "Perhaps there was a more real torture in her first unattended footsteps from the threshold of the prison" such. There's so much I really can't pick out just one good example.
In 'The Scarlet Letter,' Roger Chillingworth escapes captivity by boarding a ship heading back to England. He cleverly convinces the ship's captain to let him leave despite Puritan laws against leaving the settlement.
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Hester and Arthur had planned to escape to Europe, where they could start anew and live without the public shame and judgment they faced in their current town. They intended to take a ship and leave their past behind, hoping to find a better life away from their current community.
They should leave and escape by the river in order to reach Munro for aid.