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Old Roger Chillingworth Analysis
Old Roger Chillingworth, throughout his life, had been regarded as the ideal man of the established society in Europe, well venerated among civilians due to his spiritual cleansing capabilities and expansive knowledge of Christian medicine—a man initially respected for his progressive, yet overall proleptical scientific reasoning and investigative thinking which allowed him to obtain such a valued status in Boston. [TRANSITION] Perhaps the Black man commenced to avert his attentions from performing medical practices among Puritan civilians to an incipient investigation pursuing the current mystery of Boston, Hester Prynne. He started the enquiry, as he liked to imagine, utilizing an equitable perspective on the case, and remained to seek the confession of that young adulteress. At times while pondering this investigation, a light …show more content…
I believe the decided punishment allows for the woman to experience the shame and guilt necessitated for the extent of her sin”.
“Most certainly not, but I do propose a rather keen thought involving the confiscation of the child to raise her in a pure, civilized society, rather than being blinded by the blazing ‘A’ carved in the woman’s bosom. Perhaps, this action itself, might be so powerful as to sanction a confession from that Hester Prynne herself”, explained the physician.
Governor Bellingham regarded Chillingworth once again, possibly noting the positive and negative influences of this idea or pondering the realistic, true nature of the physician, contemplative about the actual intentions of the man. Either way, the Governor placed his writing utensil on the desk and replied a resounding “of course”, and mentioned to Chillingworth to call Reverend Wilson and Reverend Dimmesdale and attend the same palace and verbalize with Hester tomorrow. [INCLUDE

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