In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn the characters each had a very distinct trait or characteristic. Hawthorn develops this characteristic through out the entire novel. Roger Chillingworth was the educated husband of Hester, when he returns from being kidnapped by Indians he finds Hester on the scaffold, with her child Pearl being punished for adultery. From that moment his evilness awakens, becomes an addiction and eventually kills him. .
In the beginning when Roger first saw Hester on the scaffold his heart lusted for revenge for the man who had done this to her. Later when Roger went to administer medication to baby Pearl he makes Hester promise to keep the secret of their marriage between the two of them. "It may be," he replied, "because I will not encounter the dishonor that besmirched the husband of a faithless woman. It may be for other reasons. Enough, it is my purpose to live and die unknown. Let, therefore, thy husband be to the world as one already dead, and no tidings shall ever come. Recognize me not, by word, by sign, by look! Breath no the secret, above all to the man thou worthiest of. Shouldst thou fail me in this, beware! His fame, position, his life, will be in my hands. Beware!" "I will keep thy secret, as I have this," said Hester. (71) Through this promise Roger now had Hester in his evil clutch and would not be shamed by her sin and could now deal with Hester's lover on his own terms.
Although Hester never revealed the identity of her lover, Roger suspected that it was the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. He became a friend with Arthur and the community. Arthur himself believed Roger when he claimed he was helping Arthur because he was sick. When Roger found out that it was Arthur he was joyous. "Had a man seen old Roger Chillingwoth, at that moment of his ecstasy, he would have no need to ask how Satan comforts himself when a perdious human soul is lost to heaven, and won into his kingdom.
Roger Chillingworth, for example, had the flaw of seeking revenge. ... Ultimately Roger Chillingworth comes to represent true evil. ... In the Scarlet Letter Roger Chillingworth's major flaw is revenge. ... Dimmesdale's death, in the appearance and demeanor of the old man known as Roger Chillingworth. ... The only information missing is how soon Roger Chillingworth died. ...
Roger Chillingworth's Transformation Roger Chillingworth changes his life forever when he decides to remain in the colony and search for the fellow that betrayed him. ... 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 the world, a pure and upright man" (113; ch.10). ... Roger Chillingworth is transformed from an intelligent man with a dream to a man who would now be unstable... I think that by the drastic change in Roger Chi...
Roger Chillingworth was an intense and deep character who underwent a major transformation. ... Its true Chillingworth had a good side. ... Of the three sinners, Chillingworth was the worst. ... So when all hope to get revenge was gone, Roger Chillingworth had a "dull, blank countenance" (172). ... To finish, Chillingworth was evil. ...
These characters consist of the book's protagonist, Hester Prynne; her lover, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale; and Roger Chillingworth, her long-lost husband. As the novel unfolds, the author reveals to the reader that Roger Chillingworth, however, is the worst sinner of the three. ... Moreover, Chillingworth identifies himself under the pseudonym of Roger Chillingworth, while on the other hand, his true surname is Prynne, when he came Boston. ... A large number of facts proves that Roger Chillingworth's aspect has undergone a Bernardo 3 remarkable change while he had dwelt in to...
I believe this is true of Roger Chillingworth. It is hard to think of Chillingworth as a character at all. ... Of course, Chillingworth's intentions became obvious later. (" Never, sayest thou?- rejoined [Chillingworth], with a smile of dark and self-relying intelligence. ... When Dimmesdale, the focus of his hatred, expires Chillingworth loses all reason to live. ...
Reverend Dimmesdale and his physician, Roger Chillingworth, experience several transformations in their character. ... The intimacy in their kinship reaches a level where Roger Chillingworth reveals his slyness and gives the readers some hints as to why he doesn't seem to be as trustworthy, like characterized in previous chapters. ... Roger plans out his comments in order to emit an indirect message and perceive a reaction from the Reverend. ... When Roger asks Dimmesdale, "You would tell me, then, that I know all?"... Hawthorne goes into great depth to describe the change in characte...
Changes in Roger Chillingworth In the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, there is a character by the name of Roger Prynne. ... He is the Roger Prynne and changes to Roger Chillingworth to hide form the shame of being Hester's husband. ... Secondly Chillingworth changes morally. ... Last of all Roger Chillingworth changes spiritually. ... As seen in the novel, Roger Chillingworth changes dramatically. ...
However, it is Roger Chillingworth who best manifests this internal struggle. ... Through Roger Chillingworth's deceptive relationships, Nathaniel Hawthorne shows how sin overwhelms and corrupts an individual. ... Roger Chillingworth becomes consumed by his passion for revenge. ... Physically, Roger Chillingworth is changed; however, he is even more mentally changed and warped than he is physically. ... Hester Prynne, Author Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth all commit sins in The Scarlet Letter. ...
Roger Chillingworth: Friend or Fiend? ... A prominent one is shown in the character of Roger Chillingworth. ... With Dimmesdale's deteriorating health, Chillingworth eagerly suggests that he live with him. ... Chillingworth died less than a year after his "defeat," a hermit and recluse. With Roger Chillingworth's one ambition of destroying Arthur Dimmesdale, it led to his ultimate downfall in the end, when Dimmesdale found his own way out of his sin and "escaped" him. ...
