Good Always Overpowers Evil
“Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good” (Brainy Quotes). In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the story of Hester Prynne, a woman who is accused of committing adultery, and to eternally remind her of her sin she has to wear a scarlet letter on her bosom and gives birth to her daughter Pearl, who was the product of her affair. Arthur Dimmesdale, the minister of the town, and Roger Chillingworth, Hester’s secret husband, are both Hester’s lovers and are in many aspects polar opposites, meaning they have a limitless number of differences, but as they do, they as well have some similarities.
Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth, two important characters in The Scarlet Letter are portrayed throughout the book with having not only differences in their appearances but having personalities that are completely different as well. The narrator of the book describes Arthur Dimmesdale as a young minister who arrived from an english university that was well known. He also described him as “ a person of very striking aspect, with white, lofty, and impending brow, large, …show more content…
For instance, Dimmesdale and Chillingworth differ in both their appearance and personalities. Their secrets were of different magnitudes and Dimmesdale’s sin did not involve hate, only through these two characters, one can see the difference between good and evil.Similarly, both Dimmesdale and Chillingworth used their brilliantness to obtain what they wanted, even though they had different purposes and hid their true relationship with Hester Prynne as well. Through these two characters, one can see the difference between good and evil. Roger Chillingworth portrayed as The Black Man of the forest, and Arthur Dimmesdale portrayed as The angel-like
“Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good” (Brainy Quotes). In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the story of Hester Prynne, a woman who is accused of committing adultery, and to eternally remind her of her sin she has to wear a scarlet letter on her bosom and gives birth to her daughter Pearl, who was the product of her affair. Arthur Dimmesdale, the minister of the town, and Roger Chillingworth, Hester’s secret husband, are both Hester’s lovers and are in many aspects polar opposites, meaning they have a limitless number of differences, but as they do, they as well have some similarities.
Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth, two important characters in The Scarlet Letter are portrayed throughout the book with having not only differences in their appearances but having personalities that are completely different as well. The narrator of the book describes Arthur Dimmesdale as a young minister who arrived from an english university that was well known. He also described him as “ a person of very striking aspect, with white, lofty, and impending brow, large, …show more content…
For instance, Dimmesdale and Chillingworth differ in both their appearance and personalities. Their secrets were of different magnitudes and Dimmesdale’s sin did not involve hate, only through these two characters, one can see the difference between good and evil.Similarly, both Dimmesdale and Chillingworth used their brilliantness to obtain what they wanted, even though they had different purposes and hid their true relationship with Hester Prynne as well. Through these two characters, one can see the difference between good and evil. Roger Chillingworth portrayed as The Black Man of the forest, and Arthur Dimmesdale portrayed as The angel-like