Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter
Since the romantic era people have read and studied the lust and temptation to give into sin. No matter who has sinned , sin plays a great part in all of their downfalls .The three main characters in Hawthorne's story "The Scarlet Letter". The three main characters are: Dimmisdale, Chillingworth, and Hester Prynne. These three main character’s sin are no worse than each other’s.
Whose sin was greater? Hawthorne believes chillingworth was not driven by anger at his own sin, but by the sin of Hester and Mr. Dimmisdale. An example “as he spoke, he laid his long forefinger on the scarlet letter, which forwith seemed to scortch into Hester’s breast, as if it had been red-hot. He noticed her involuntary gesture, and smiled” (4.13). chillingworth wanted Hester and Dimmisdale to be as healthy as can be so they can feel their punishment and the judgment of others as fully as possible. Another example is “Live, therefore, and bear about thy doom with thee, in the eyes of men and women—in the eyes of him thou didst call thy husband—in the eyes of yonder child! And, that thou mayst live, take off this draught”. Sometimes there's safety in numbers. Chillingworth can't exactly confront her while she's standing up on stage in front of "thousands" of townspeople—not if he wants to carry out his insane revenge plan. He used deception and manipulation to make the life of another miserable. Another example "It was my folly! I have said it. But up to that epoch of my life, I had lived in vain. The world had been so cheerless! My heart was a habitation large enough for many guests, but lonely and chill and without a household fire. I longed to kindle one!" (4.18). i almost feel sorry for poor, lonely Chillingworth except that he's about to prove himself a psycho-stalker. Another is” These questions were solemnly propounded to Mr. Dimmisdale by the elder ministers of Boston and the deacons of his church, who, to use their own phrase, “dealt with him” on the sin of
Whose sin was greater? Hawthorne believes chillingworth was not driven by anger at his own sin, but by the sin of Hester and Mr. Dimmisdale. An example “as he spoke, he laid his long forefinger on the scarlet letter, which forwith seemed to scortch into Hester’s breast, as if it had been red-hot. He noticed her involuntary gesture, and smiled” (4.13). chillingworth wanted Hester and Dimmisdale to be as healthy as can be so they can feel their punishment and the judgment of others as fully as possible. Another example is “Live, therefore, and bear about thy doom with thee, in the eyes of men and women—in the eyes of him thou didst call thy husband—in the eyes of yonder child! And, that thou mayst live, take off this draught”. Sometimes there's safety in numbers. Chillingworth can't exactly confront her while she's standing up on stage in front of "thousands" of townspeople—not if he wants to carry out his insane revenge plan. He used deception and manipulation to make the life of another miserable. Another example "It was my folly! I have said it. But up to that epoch of my life, I had lived in vain. The world had been so cheerless! My heart was a habitation large enough for many guests, but lonely and chill and without a household fire. I longed to kindle one!" (4.18). i almost feel sorry for poor, lonely Chillingworth except that he's about to prove himself a psycho-stalker. Another is” These questions were solemnly propounded to Mr. Dimmisdale by the elder ministers of Boston and the deacons of his church, who, to use their own phrase, “dealt with him” on the sin of