The Scarlet Letter
Compare Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth in terms of their responses to the initial sin. In Chapter 14.
Compare Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth in terms of their responses to the initial sin. In Chapter 14.
Compare Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth in terms of their responses to the initial sin. In Chapter 14.
Hester: confesses her sin, accepts punishment, and moves beyond it to live her life.
Dimmesdale: allows his sin to consume him by hiding it deep inside. The pressure from keeping it secret destroys his health emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Chillingworth: known as a leech, which carries many connotations; doctor, animalistic, blood-sucker. Lives for revenge.