Kendall Smith Honors/Pre-IB English 2 Kober‚ Period 7 Tuesday‚ December 13‚ 2011 The Unveiling of Roger Chillingworth In Chapter Ten‚ when Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates the transformation of Roger Chillingworth from an unoffending man to a leech-like character seeking revenge on his host‚ Dimmesdale‚ the author implements comparisons along with specific word choice to characterize Chillingworth. His personality in the reader’s eyes metamorphoses into one of a fiendish parasite due to Hawthorne’s
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sense her fear and shame because I was ashamed and embarrassed as well. So‚ I offered her a cup of medicine. She refused my medicine because she got the idea that I would poison her‚ but why would I want to do that? I want her to live so I can get my revenge! As Hester and I have talked I apologized to her because I was gone for so long‚ and she said her apologies as well because of the actions she has made. Hester did tell me that she never loved me in the first place‚ which I knew that… I asked Hester
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Chillingworth vs. Dimmesdale Chillingworth and Dimmesdale‚ two of the main characters in The Scarlett Letter‚ are complete contrasts. Their looks‚ personalities and how they conduct themselves around others (their countenance) paint a clear picture as to how opposite the characters are. Chillingworth is a thin‚ almost decaying‚ man whose age is incalculable. When the reader is first introduced to Chillingworth‚ he or she “sees” the latter as a stooped‚ disfigured man with a limp and some other
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Revenge? • Whenever someone does something that hurts us we have a natural inclination to hurt them back. • We know this is wrong and we are taught that forgiveness is the path we should follow but there’s no denying the satisfaction and the warm feeling we feel inside that comes with revenge. The Desire • As a leader‚ succumbing to the desire for revenge is dangerous not only to your standing as a Leader but also to your career. • So how should a Leader react when hurt by someone? • A common answer
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The Consequences of Revenge Revenge: to avenge (as oneself) usually by retaliating in kind or degree ("Revenge.")‚ an action Robert Chillingworth of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter exacted out on Arthur Dimmesdale.. A man back from the dead only to find his wife had not only cheated on him but beared a child that was not his own. Devastated by the news‚ Chillingworth decides to find the man who contributed to who was supposed to be his daughter. Spurned by hate he finds the perpetrator
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Dimmesdale. This is who it was‚ but Chillingworth (Hester’s
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Hamlet “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” As one of the most popular proverbs‚ this is one that everyone knows. The proverb suggests that revenge is more satisfying as a considered response enacted when unexpected rather than acting rashly and getting it over quickly. Revenge is a desire that is all consuming in its nature. A person who wants revenge is only focused on that and would not care for any consequences. Between the definition of the proverb and the actual nature of revenge‚ no work
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter‚ the character of Roger Chillingworth was transformed from a well educated scholar into a fallen‚ unrighteous man. Roger Chillingworth was once kind‚ then becomes the symbol of vengeance‚ and finally becomes the personification of vengeance to the extent of losing his humanity. Roger Chillingworth (Prynne)‚ a “kind‚ but never warm hearted man‚” was not always a vengeful and diabolical creature‚ but once he lusted after the idea of love and kindness
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Hawthorne. The character who takes the truest form of these negative words is Roger Chillingworth. Hester Prynne had married Chillingworth in England‚ however left her for many years. During those years‚ Chillingworth spent time with Indians learning their ways while Hester had an ill legitimate child with a beloved priest named Arthur Dimmesdale. When Hester Prynne begins her lifetime of public shame and guilt‚ Chillingworth makes his timely return and devotes his life to emotionally torturing Arthur Dimmsedale
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ Reverend Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth are two men that have three main differences in character. The first trait is Chillingworth and Dimmesdale’s difference in their internal struggle. Chillingworth is a man who is on fire with his want of revenge. At the beginning of the novel he makes a vow to find the man Hester had an affair with. “He will be known!” is the statement that defines Chillingworth’s life (57). Dimmesdale is a man who is being crushed
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