scarlet letter/charac analysis

In Nathaniel Hawthorne‘s The Scarlet Letter, a character by the name of Roger Chillingworth had committed the worst sin of all; he basically killed another character, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale.

Everyone has been in a position where they have had the chance of blackmailing or plotting revenge on someone. Chillingworth did exactly that and ended torturing Dimmesdale to his death. Dimmesdale was not the only one affected by Chillingworth’s evil doings. Chillingworth had a wife, but no one knew of their relationship. Her name was Hester Prynne and she had a daughter named Pearl. The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale had an affair with Hester, and he is the father of Pearl. Throughout the film Hester withheld this information, along with the information that Chillingworth was her husband

In the last part of the film, Hawthorne tells of how Robert Chillingworth withered up and shriveled away. Hawthorne acquaints that the physician’s fate was the most horrible of the three because his sin was the darkest. In conclusion, Chillingworth performed the prohibited sin in which he pushes Reverend Dimmesdale to his ultimate doom.

In a conversation with Dimmesdale, Chillingworth brings up the question of why anyone would be willing to carry “secret sins” to his grave instead of confessing them during his lifetime. Dimmesdale and Chillingworth exchanged thoughts. Chillingworth’s said, “Wouldst thou have me to believe, O wise and pious friend, that a false show can be better--can be more for God’s glory, or man’s welfare-than God’s own truth? Trust me, such men deceive themselves!”. After hearing this Dimmesdale felt uneasy

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