Character Sketch
"He is the complete type of man of the world, the social ideal,--courteous, quiet, well informed, imperturbably. Nevertheless, his moral nature is a poisonous and irreclaimable wilderness, in which blooms not a single flower of heavenly parentage." (J. Hawthorne) Over the course of seven years, Roger Chillingworth changes from a calm, scholarly, and kind person to an evil, corrupt, and satanic being. Roger Chillingworth's life in England with Hester was happy. He studied alchemy, and was scholarly and well learned. Although Hester and Chillingworth did not share love, they were happy together. "...he used to emerge at eventide from the seclusion of his study and sit down in the firelight of their home, and in the light of her nuptial smile." (N. Hawthorne 172) Chillingworth needed Hester's genuine warm smile to bring him happiness after so many hours of studying. Roger Chillingworth was a calm, kind man while living in England. Similar to his calm, studious nature in England, Chillingworth still possesses these positive attributes upon his arrival to Boston. He is startled to see his wife, Hester, displayed in ignominy on a scaffold before a large crowd. Hester saw Chillingworth in the crowd, a small man with a slightly wr
Chillingworth is being consumed by evil gradually; consequently, when he finds the marking on Dimsdale's chest, assuring him his victim, he is completely overcome by devilry knowing at last that he has found his victim. "The real agony of sin, as Chillingworth perceived, lies not in its commission. He was clothed in a disarray of savage and civilized clothing and appeared travel worn. " (108) He had established himself as a doctor in Boston. "A mortal man, with once a human heart, has become a fiend for his especial torment!" For the first time Chillingworth is able to see himself for the devil he is truly becoming; nevertheless, he continues with his fiendish torture. Over seven years, Chillingworth changes greatly. Chillingworth has now committed the unpardonable sin of going so far into someone's soul that he had control over him. People felt it was Divine providence that Chillingworth came to Boston to tend for their loved Minister Dimsdale.
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