Pearl resists going up the scaffold, sensing that it is a place of shame and guilt for her mother. She mocks and teases Dimmesdale, showing her defiance and unwillingness to be associated with him.
Pearl finally gives Dimmesdale a kiss after he publicly acknowledges her as his daughter.
In the Scarlet Letter, when Hester removes the Scarlet Letter "A" in the forest, Pearl, not being used to seeing her mother without it for the first time, throws a temper tantrum.
With love.
Roger Chillingworth approaches Dimmesdale just as he invites Pearl and Hester to join him near the scaffold.
Hester Prynne joins Dimmesdale in his vigil on the scaffold, holding hands with him as they watch the procession go by. Pearl also ends up joining them, refusing to leave Dimmesdale's side.
Before he dies, Dimmesdale stands on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl in front of the townspeople. When he does this, he reveals that it was he who committed the sin of adultery with Hester...
Dimmesdale refuses to promise Pearl that he will publicly acknowledge her as his daughter and herself as her father. He is hesitant to make this promise because it would require him to publicly confess his sin of adultery, which he is not yet ready to do.
Mr. Dimmesdale goes to the scaffold in the marketplace at midnight to publicly confess his sin of adultery with Hester Prynne. This act is a way for him to seek redemption and relieve himself of the guilt he has been carrying.
In "The Scarlet Letter," foreshadowing is used to hint at future events, such as Hester's public shaming in the first scaffold scene foreshadowing her later confrontation with Roger Chillingworth. Symbolism also plays a role in foreshadowing, like the scarlet letter itself serving as a constant reminder of Hester's sin and leading to her eventual redemption. Overall, Hawthorne's use of foreshadowing creates a sense of inevitability and tension in the narrative.
During the procession, Hester stands on the scaffold in the marketplace with her daughter Pearl. During Dimmesdale's sermon in the church, she stands in the back of the congregation, unseen by the rest of the town.
Pearl stops throwing stones when Dimmesdale stands with Hester and Pearl on the scaffold in the marketplace at the end of the novel. At this moment, it symbolizes her acceptance of her family and their collective sin.
Dimmesdale is standing on the scaffold with Pearl and Hester as they see the meteor and Pearl points out at someone and they see Chillingworth watching them from a distance.
Hester and Pearl had been visiting Governor Bellingham's house, where they were discussing Pearl being taken away from Hester. On their way home, they stop at the scaffold where Hester was punished.
It has been seven years since Hester stood on the scaffold holding Pearl as an infant.
Pearl is the daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale and therefore resembles their sin of adultry. Hester dresses pearl in a scarlet colored dress to show this and make her look more like the letter "A" which also resembles their sin.