Scarelt Letter
In the novel the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne a major theme that is addressed is revenge. The main conflict is between the characters Reverend Dimmsedale and Roger Chillingsworth. The problem that surrounds them is that Dimmsedale have a sexual relationship with Hester Prynne resulting in a baby girl, what is weird is that Chillingsworth comes into town the day that Hester is sentenced for public humiliation. When Chillingsworth finally speaks he has to help heal his step- daughter. He then tells Hester not to say anything about his true identity. Dimmsedale wants to give away his secret about their relationship but knows it will bring about the downfall of Hester and himself. He also has to speak on the behalf of pearl because the elders threatened to take away Hester's baby for being a product of the devil. Now Chillingsworth has the task of finding out who the father of the baby is and to seek revenge on that person. Dimmsedale has been eating him self up over the humiliation that Hester has to suffer because of a night of passion. Unknowingly Chillingsworth becomes the doctor of the sinner. Throughout the book Chillingsworth slowly discovers the secret of who the father of his daughter is.
Chillingsworth decides to treat Dimmsedale because day by day he is slowly dying. At this point in time Chillingsworth has no idea about the relationship Hester and he had 7 years ago. The townspeople are realizing that Dimmsedale is not fit for this world and think that Dimmsedale is a saint and will die very shortly. Chillingsworth earns the name of a leech because it seems that everywhere Dimmsedale is Chillingsworth is right behind him watching his every move. An example is when he is up on the scaffold and sits with Hester and Pearl and is worried about someone seeing them and sure enough Chillingsworth is right there and offers to take him home. Chillingsworth is starting to suspect something going on with his former wife and the good reverend. When Hester and Dimmsedale meet in the woods for the last time when they plan to leave for England, when Dimmsedale returns to his house Chillingsworth offers him medicine and he refuses it. At this point Chillingsworth realizes that Dimmsedale knows and has to expose Dimmsedale for who he really is. This way Chillingsworth will finally reek his havoc on Dimmsedale. In the prison baby Pearl has come down with a very bad cough, the jailor summoned the new doctor to the prison to treat Pearl. This scene of the novel Chillingsworth speaks to Hester of how he was foolish to let her go to the new
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Approximate Word count = 911
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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