Post by danielsa116 on Dec 16, 2012 21:07:59 GMT -5
In John 8, Jesus Christ is presented with a woman who'd been accused of adultery. The Pharisees wished her to be stoned, but wanted to test Jesus:
"But when they continued asking him, he lifted up hmself and said unto them, 'He that is without sin among you, let him cast a stone at her."
--John 8:7
After this, Jesus was silent and one by one, the Pharisees left. I find this incredibly relevant when considering the Scarlet Letter and especially relevant when considering Dimmesdale's sermon. Hawthorne wishes Hester Prynne to openly acknowledge her sin and frowns on those who try to condemn her. Hawthorne wishes that Hester would be out in the open, as she was in the beginning of the novel and as the adulteress was in John 8 and accept whatever came her way.
"But when they continued asking him, he lifted up hmself and said unto them, 'He that is without sin among you, let him cast a stone at her."
--John 8:7
After this, Jesus was silent and one by one, the Pharisees left. I find this incredibly relevant when considering the Scarlet Letter and especially relevant when considering Dimmesdale's sermon. Hawthorne wishes Hester Prynne to openly acknowledge her sin and frowns on those who try to condemn her. Hawthorne wishes that Hester would be out in the open, as she was in the beginning of the novel and as the adulteress was in John 8 and accept whatever came her way.