I believe that Dimmesdale stands 'on the very proudest eminence of superiority' because <span>he had done his best sermon and has left the crowd in awe.
He spoke about his own life, and what is right and wrong, and that he is not ashamed and should not be judged for fighting for love. His audience is left speechless and after admitting the entire truth to everyone, Dimmesdale dies in the end.
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The beginning is the central idea of everything written after it.
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He relies on the credibility of established authors
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