Since the moment Roger Chillingworth was introduced into the novel, revenge filled his mind. He first began gaining information from a stranger in the crowd of the puritan community about the familiar woman sta

Even though Dimmesdale seemed to suffer more than anyone else in the novel does, he also distributed a fare amount of revenge. When Hester was on the scaffold with Pearl in her arms, being punished in public, Dimmesdale abandoned her. For the next couple of years he does not even make an effort to see her, let alone give her any financial help for their daughter. Minister Dimmesdale continued giving his excellent sermons to the congregation, while inside he knows he is deceiving them all being a sinner himself. The biggest revenge scene for Aurthur Dimmesdale is when he demolishes Hester’s last hopes of having a life somewhere else with him. During his Election Day sermon, Dimmesdale revealed his sin with Hester to the whole community, and then passed away.

Although the strictly religious community was full of straightedge, godly people, they also contributed to Hawthorne’s theme of revenge. By shaming Hester with evil looks, crude comments, and disrespect, they also avenged mental and emotional pain on another person. They as “people of God”, should be the first to know that people make mistakes and can be forgiven for wrong doings. Instead, Hawthorne has them continually shaming Hester from cover to cover of the novel for her sin. Do most religion’s not stress the idea of forgiveness, being treated equally, and change? Like Dimmesdale, they too were extremely hypocritical in pointing out Hester’s sin and making it publicly known, as if they had never sinned. Even the puritan community was not perfect. Chillingworth’s hunger for punishment became very obvious when he began interacting with Dimmesdale on a regular basis. When Dimmesdale appeared to be in serious need of physical and emotional help, the two moved in together. Chillingworth began tearing apart Dimmesdale’s soul and mind. By the end of the novel, the revenge on Dimmesdale became his only purpose of living. During the many “therapy” sessions between the two men, Chillingworth began to learn that it was, indeed, Dimmesdale who was with his wife. It should be mentioned that while Dimmesdale was asleep one day, Chillingworth opened up Dimmesdale’s shirt to find the letter “A” across his heart. The scene finalized that Dimmesdale was the father of young pearl. It also caused Chillingworth to become even more infatuated w

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