Which part of a standard plot line would this fit into?:Dimmesdale asks Pearl for a kiss. She kisses him and cries, symbolizing the final union of the child with her father. Dimmesdale says good-bye to Hester, asking God to have mercy, and dies.

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A	Rising Action
B	Climax
C	Falling Action
D	Resolution

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Pearl desires the minister to acknowledge her in public. While Hester assures her that this admission will happen in the future, Dimmesdale kisses Pearl’s forehead in an attempt to mollify her. Pearl immediately goes to the brook and washes off the kiss.

Detailed explanation-2: -She represents not only “sin” but also the vital spirit and passion that engendered that sin. Thus, Pearl’s existence gives her mother reason to live, bolstering her spirits when she is tempted to give up.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pearl kisses him and weeps. Dimmesdale, obviously dying now, tells Hester farewell. She asks whether they will spend eternity together. In answer, he recalls their sin and says he fears that eternal happiness is not a state for which they can hope.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dimmesdale asks that Pearl come kiss him. This causes Pearl to cry from joy that he finally acknowledges them as his own family.

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