Throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale, two of the main characters in the book, constantly go back and forth in heated debates and arguments. From being total strangers to wanting total revenge on one another, Chillingworth and Dimmesdale have not found a way to agree with one another. Dimmesdale and Chillingworth discuss the multiple possibilities as to why a person would rather die with a secret, such as a sin, buried in their heart rather than confess it for others to hear and judge upon. No one wants that look and viewpoint of them whenever something is exposed. The only being that someone might consider spilling their heart to is God if they found it righteous and not
