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The Scarlet Letter - Roger Chi

Imagine a man having insecurities of his own, with a somewhat deformed and
unpretentious appearance, finding that his spouse had betrayed him. For Roger
Chillingworth, it was a completely heart-breaking devastation. In The Scarlet
Letter, Chillingworth is the husband of Hester Prynne. When they married, he
knew that she didn’t love him, but still proceeded to commit the rest of his life to her. Consequently, a story of forbidden passion, hatred, and jealousy unfolds.
Starting off as a scholar, Roger Chillingworth finds himself in a doctor’s
position later in the book. His back is deformed, and one shoulder is higher than the other, giving him a hunchbacked appearance. Chillingworth is not physically attractive and very slender. His eyes have a “strong, penetrating power,” (Chpt. 10, p. 157) and he is a loner. “Old Roger Chillingworth, throughout life, had been calm in temperament, kindly, though not of warm affections, but ever, and in all his relations with the world, a pure and upright man.” (p. 157, Chpt. 10) He enjoys studying and the pursuit of knowledge.
When Chillingworth finds out that Hester cheated on him, he cannot be
blamed for being dismayed and livid. He feels betrayed, and calls Hester’s sin
unpardonable. His rage quickly becomes resentment, and he develops a strong
desire to find out with whom Hester had an affair with. Chillingworth seeks
nothing but revenge. When Arthur Dimmesdale defends Hester and her actions,
Chillingworth begins his suspicion.
Chillingworth quickly becomes determined to withdraw the truth from
Dimmesdale, who in fact was the man for whom Hester had betrayed him. The
spite Chillingworth feels towards Dimmesdale grows stronger as his suspicion
about Hester and Dimmesdale seems more and more likely. Chillingworth plans
his vengeance during all of his waking hours. He becomes close to Dimmesdale,
hoping maybe he would get a...