The quote: "The law was broke!-the sin here so awfully revealed!-let these alone be in thy thoughts!" This quote struck me. It struck me, because the Reverend speaks of the secret being out in the open. The family made it evident that the Reverend played a part in the adultery. They stood together on the scaffold, as Mr. Dimmsdale began to die. (Pg. 267)
The quote: "Be true! Be true! Be true! Show freely to the world, if not your worst, yet some trait whereby the worst may be inferred!" This quote struck me. It struck me, because it states that you must be true, and present your worsts traits, or infer your worst traits. The Reverend Dimmsdale told society of his adulterous act, and after his death he was not spoken badly of. He was made a proverb, a lesson. No one spoke daggers of him, because he was just like them. (Pg. 270)
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