... inclined and use religion in all aspects of life including the court system. The bible states, "he [that adulteress] destroyeth his own soul"(6.32 Bible). This quote plays an important role in this book because the main characters, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, are adulteress. Using this, Hawthorne can describe the way Puritans deal with sin. Hawthorne's universal belief that ... guilt endures until penance is made is delineated by the way in which puritans deal with guilt. Hester Prynne, ... as this symbol is, it "was red-hot with infernal fire" (Hawthorne 82). The letter not ...

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... public, she experiences inward guilt comparable to Dimmesdale. The guilt is illustrated in the quote; "She never battled with the public, but submitted uncomplainingly to its worst usage- (127). At first, Hester only has penance because she has yet to be sorry for what she has done. She illustrates this in the making of her scarlet letter, " fantastically embroidered with gold thread, upon her ... town is Hester's public shunning. After the shunning, Chillingworth visits Hester in jail and requests the father's name. Chillingworth vows to make the father pay for his sins. He finds the ...

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... for revenge. His vow to seek revenge had a negative affect on his life and the lives of others around him. Lastly, his fatal flaw led him to suffer dire consequences at the end of the novel. In the Scarlet Letter Roger Chillingworth's major flaw is revenge. He first vows to seek revenge on the father of Pearl during chapter 4 saying, "Thou wilt not reveal his name? Not ... purpose, once effected, new interests would immediately spring up, and likewise a new purpose; dark, it is true, if not guilty, but of force enough to engage the full strength of his faculties."" (122). This quote is ...

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Scarlet Letter: Environment VS. Characters A quote by Pearl Buck states that she believes that in most American novels, the incident and environment is much more important than the characters. For the Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, I believe that her quote is true. I think that the characters could have been changed and yet still produce close to the same affect that the current story has. However, if the time and environment was changed, I feel that ... the story would not convey the same outcome and affect. Although ... ...

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... true of all people in the novel The Scarlet Letter. In this novel, there are three main characters who commit evil and sinful acts, but each act is at a different degree of sinfulness. For example the sins get worse as the story goes on. These three sinners, in the eyes of the puritan community are the beautiful Hester Prynne, the esteemed Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and the cold-hearted doctor, Roger Chillingworth ... sinner and the most evil is old Roger Chillingworth. He is flat out pure evil Everyone is somewhat evil, but there are different levels of sin and evil. The quote that br...

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... October 2014 A Tremendous Sinner "Never support two weaknesses at the same time. It's your combination sinners - your lecherous liars and your miserly drunkards - who dishonor the vices and bring them into bad repute." ― Thornton Wilder. This quote clearly reminds a reader of a main character in the novel The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This quote talks about one sinner and it emphasis Roger Chillingworth. Even though ... Chillingworth is the most reasonable sinner, he has stolen Hester Prynne youth, another sin Chillingworth ... ...

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... an evil thought, pain follows him If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him." (Buddha) This is a perfect quote to explain what happened to Roger Chillingworth throughout the book "The Scarlet Letter". The more evilness he allowed to consume him, the more pain he felt with his body, mind and spirit. I believe Roger Chillingworth to be one of ... the most hated characters but also one of the most interesting characters in this book. Roger Chillingworth symbolizes the self-destructive power of revenge, as well as the natural evi...

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... him and seek revenge on this person. When he makes this decision he does not realize he is sacrificing his own sanity and health to find the adulterer. Before Roger makes the decision he is best by this quote, "Old Roger Chillingworth, throughout life, had been calm in temperament, kindly, though not of warm affections, but ever, and in all his relations with ... transgressions. Roger Chillingworth is transformed from an intelligent man with a dream to a man who would now be unstable. " In whom he hoped to find embodied the warmth and cheerfulness of home," (113;ch.10) this quote shows ...

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