Arthur Dimmesdale
| Arthur Dimmesdale | |
|---|---|
1850 depiction of Dimmesdale (published in oil on canvas in 1874) | |
| First appearance | The Scarlet Letter |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Clergyman |
| Religion | Puritanism |
| Nationality | English |
Arthur Dimmesdale is a fictional character in the 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A Puritan minister, he has fathered an illegitimate child, Pearl, with Hester Prynne, the protagonist in the novel, and considers himself unable to reveal his sin.