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Chillingworth In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

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Nathaniel Hawthorne, in his world renowned novel The Scarlet Letter, discusses sin and guilt and meditates the idea that hidden, rather than revealed sin, can lead to seemingly endless suffering. In order to enhance the suffering of one of the major characters, who holds hidden sin within himself, Hawthorne develops a sinister antagonist who goes by the name of Roger Chillingworth. In a chapter titled “The Leech”, Hawthorne adopts a foreboding tone, and uses setting and diction in order to achieve his purpose of revealing a truly menacing character. Beginning with a thorough summary of setting and situation, Hawthorne is able to lay down a foundation for his foreboding tone, which allows him to develop the character of Chillingworth. Hawthorne
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