Roger Chillingworth commits perhaps the worst sin in “The Scarlet Letter”. From the moment Chillingworth found Hester standing in public ignominy on the scaffold, he sought revenge on the man who betrayed him. He devoted the rest of his decaying life to enact malevolent vengeance on Hester’s fellow adulterer. After suspecting Dimmesdale to be the father, Chillingworth became the pastor’s personal physician. “For the next seven years he was Dimmesdale 's leech, trying, but not wholeheartedly, to help Dimmesdale overcome his sickness. All the while, Chillingworth 's appearance strangely changed. He had grown older and fiercer, with a close resemblance to the devil.” (Consequences) Chillingworth’s sin
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In one instance they somewhat recall the bible story of Christ and the adulterous women. In the story (In John 8) the Pharisees ask Christ if the women should be stoned to death for committing adultery, trying to trap him in his words. Christ delivers “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her”. Realizing that none of them could cast a stone at her they left one by one. In the beginning of the novel as Hester walked out of the jail with baby Pearl, (unlike the Pharisees in the biblical story) a throng of women “cast stones” at Hester. They say things such …show more content…
They treated Dimmesdale as a saint, even though he was guilty of hypocrisy. They also treated Chillingworth as a highly respected physician, although he was guilty of vengeance. So, when the community dwells on a person 's imperfections, they too are guilty of sin”. (Consequences of Sin)
Just as in the bible story of Christ and the Adulterous Women, the Puritan society should encourage those in the modern day to be wary of judging others when they themselves are also sinners. In “The Scarlet Letter”, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth epitomize the theme of sin and its consequences on peoples mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of their lives. As the consequences of their sins; Hester experienced personal growth, Dimmesdale discovered what it meant to bare the burden of unprofessed sin, Chillingworth transformed into a vindictive, malevolent leech, and finally the Puritan society encourages those in today’s world to be mindful when judging
In one instance they somewhat recall the bible story of Christ and the adulterous women. In the story (In John 8) the Pharisees ask Christ if the women should be stoned to death for committing adultery, trying to trap him in his words. Christ delivers “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her”. Realizing that none of them could cast a stone at her they left one by one. In the beginning of the novel as Hester walked out of the jail with baby Pearl, (unlike the Pharisees in the biblical story) a throng of women “cast stones” at Hester. They say things such …show more content…
They treated Dimmesdale as a saint, even though he was guilty of hypocrisy. They also treated Chillingworth as a highly respected physician, although he was guilty of vengeance. So, when the community dwells on a person 's imperfections, they too are guilty of sin”. (Consequences of Sin)
Just as in the bible story of Christ and the Adulterous Women, the Puritan society should encourage those in the modern day to be wary of judging others when they themselves are also sinners. In “The Scarlet Letter”, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth epitomize the theme of sin and its consequences on peoples mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of their lives. As the consequences of their sins; Hester experienced personal growth, Dimmesdale discovered what it meant to bare the burden of unprofessed sin, Chillingworth transformed into a vindictive, malevolent leech, and finally the Puritan society encourages those in today’s world to be mindful when judging