Chillingworth's Transformation In Scarlet Letter

Ever since the beginning of storytelling, storytellers have portrayed villains in a cryptic, evil and demonic way. Nathaniel Hawthorne is no exception for in his novel The Scarlet Letter, he depicts the antagonist ( Roger Chillingworth ) as a normal man who transforms into the purest form of Lucifer himself due to the jealously and resentment that infests his body. As the novel unfolds, Hawthorne creates a villainous tone that embodies Chillingworth by employing diction, imagery, details and language. As the plot progresses, so does Chillingworth’s personality and Hawthorne’s overall tone of the character. An example of Chillingworth’s villainous nature is displayed when the narrator describes Chillingworth’s anger towards Hester