The Guilt of Dimmesdale in The Scarlet LetterGod does not like the sin of adultery. He doesn't like to lie. He doesn't like hypocrisy. There are two routes one can choose. Ultimately, what may seem like an easy solution can have far greater consequences than the more difficult solution. Arthur Dimmesdale took the easy way out and learned that the pain of guilt is far greater than the pain of shame. From the beginning, Dimmesdale did not want to live with the consequences of his sin. To begin with, he had to tell Hester not to tell anyone about her sin, because on the scaffold she won't tell anyone (p. 64). Clearly, Dimmesdale was afraid of justice and the shame that would come with it. He thought that if no one knew, he could continue his life normally. However, he began to punish himself secretly (p. 133). But slowly sin began to harass him and he had to fight to appease his conscience. This shows that he has a conscience and is starting to feel convinced. At the end of the book, he finally confesses in front of the town, but then dies (pp. 231-233). As his confession shows, he was keen to change, but it was only then that he realized it was too late. His death marked the effect of the poisonous sin that had accumulated within him. The Bible says the wages of sin is death, just as repentance leads to salvation, a lesson Dimmesdale didn't learn until it was too late. Dimmesdale is very hypocritical in the way he approaches the subject of his sin. For example, he says: “Be not silent about any erroneous pity or tenderness towards him; for, believe me, Hester, if he came down from a high place and stood there beside you, on your pedestal of shame, even better if it were so, than to hide a guilty man... in the middle of a paper... a glimpse of human affection and sympathy, a new and true life, in exchange for the heavy destiny that it was now I expire." (p. 184). Hester's offer for a new chance in life could not lift the guilt He had sinned against the townspeople and he had to confess to them. When Dimmesdale is dying at the end, he asks Pearl to. kiss (p. 233). This kiss signifies the breaking of the hold that sin had on his life. Unfortunately, it was too late – sin had already consumed the last bits of life that remained in him. died shortly after confessing, he still repented, and that was his goal Once he confessed his sin to the community, his guilt also disappeared. Even after Dimmesdale repented, God still didn't like this sin. But once he repented, he was separated from this sin. God shows mercy to those who repent, and he shows mercy to Dimmesdale..