Roger Chillingworth Scarlet Letter Quotes

or my analysis I decided to do Roger Chillingworth. Chillingworth is a self-proclaimed physician in the novel, and has a rather mysterious background. He is an older person, and is often described as having a beard. Robert is intelligent, and knows lots about natural medicines. However, while he was once a studious and knowledgeable person he now had a dark heart, and is easily hurt. In the novel Robert has one major emotion: dedication. Roger only has one idea in mind: to get revenge on Arthur Dimmesdale for sleeping with his wife. However, to get his revenge he has to get past Hester Prynne, the main protagonist of the novel. Roger is methodical, and often looks into his target to see what they’re planning next. He is always one step ahead of his enemies, and manages to trap them in a corner where they’re only able to live through what Roger …show more content…
‘Mine was the first wrong, when I betrayed thy budding youth into a false and unnatural relation with my decay. Therefore, as a man who has not thought and philosophised in vain, I seek no vengeance, plot no evil against thee.” Other characters saw the change in Chillingworth, especially Hester, who in her mind says, “All this while Hester had been looking steadily at the old man, and was shocked, as well as wonder-smitten, to discern what a change had been wrought upon him within the past seven years. It was not so much that he had grown older; for though the traces of advancing life were visible he bore his age well, and seemed to retain a wiry vigour and alertness. But the former aspect of an intellectual and studious man, calm and quiet, which was what she best remembered in him, had altogether vanished, and been succeeded by a eager, searching, almost fierce, yet carefully guarded look.” Roger Chillingworth had shown a lot of change, and still remained a mysterious