I think guilt can destroy both the victim and the seeker. In the scarlet letter Chillingsworth was seeking revenge against Dimmesdale for committing adultery with his wife. Chillingsworth spent his time trying to torture Dimmesdale with guilt and in doing so he was destroying himself. Dimmesdale felt guiltier as time went on and Chillingsworth grew older with his efforts. I think what the story said holds a lot of truth. Revenge not only brings pain to the victim but also back lashes to the seeker. For example, in my life I had a friend that hurt me. She betrayed me and kicked me to the curb. I was furious so I ignored her, didn’t talk to her, and was rude when she talked to me. In my efforts to be as rude as possible I was hurting myself