The Scarlet Letter1
In the book The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a character by the name of Roger Chillingworth had committed the unpardonable sin and he basically killed another character, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Everyone has been in a position where they have had the chance of manipulating or blackmailing someone. Chillingworth did exactly that and ended up breaking down Dimmesdale to his death. Dimmesdale was not the single one affected by Chillingworth's deeds. Chillingworth had a spouse, but no one knew of their relationship. Her name was Hester Prynne and she had an illegitimate child named Pearl. The Reverend Dimmesdale had an affair with Hester, and he is the real father of Pearl. Throughout the novel the people of Boston were withheld this information, along with the information of Hester's real husband. Chillingworth was a physician, or back in those days a doctor was called a leech. Dimmesdale started to feel ill, thus starting the beginning of his end. Dimmesdale became not simply a patient of Chillingworth, but a roommate as well. Being in such close contact with Dimmesdale, Chillingworth
Dimmesdale and Chillingworth exchange their thoughts. In the beginning of The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne depicts Chillingworth as a stranger, but also as a compassionate man. The execution of this act caused Chillingworth to become suspicious. Chillingworth tortured Dimmesdale to his death. Chillingworth forced Hester to keep her vow of silence in which she would not reveal his relationship with her as her spouse to anyone. Chillingworth made a deal with Hester that he will not tell everyone that he is her husband. has come to know the minister's most private emotions, and he has begun to suspect that Dimmesdale's illness is the result of a deep secret that has at no time been confided with another. In a conversation with Dimmesdale, Chillingworth brings up the question of why an individual would be willing to carry "secret sins" to his grave sooner than confess them during his lifetime. In conclusion, Chillingworth performed the inadmissible sin in which he vexes Reverend Dimmesdale to his ultimate doom. Chillingworth had gone from a caring individual to a devil. To Chillingworth, Dimmesdale was weak and had what was coming to him. Once Chillingworth had reached his destination, he swiftly removed Dimmesdale's church robe and saw the scarlet letter on the chest before him, hence ending Chillingworth's search for the father of Pearl.
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