Essays Tagged: "Roger Chillingworth"

Anyalization of Pearl from the "Scarlet Letter"

A minister of Boston,Arthur Dimmesdale, had an affair with Hester while believing that her husband, RogerChillingworth, had died. However, Chillingworth did not die and appears during the early stages ... with Arthur Dimmesdale, aPuritan minister. Pearl's birth proves that Hester cheated on her husband Roger Chillingworthprovoking the stories action. The novel opens with the people of Boston staring a ...

(5 pages) 138 0 3.4 Nov/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Thesis Statement, The Scarlett letter by Hawthorne

Hawthorne. The story's setting is in the 1850's during the puritan times in Boston, Massachusetts. Roger Chillingworth was one of the main characters along with Hester Prynne and Author Dimmesdale.Ro ... up on the scaffold. This aloud him to die in Hester's arms peacefully.The plot finishes to show how Roger and Author became victims to there sin and by trying to hide it, it led to there demise. I fee ...

(3 pages) 84 0 4.3 Feb/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Critical Essay of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne ( Do you dread guilt?)

ter in the minds and outward appearanceof the main characters, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth.When you hear the word guilt what do you think it means? Guilt meansremorseful a ... oiders it with red and gold thread and even wears the scarlet Along after she could have removed it.Roger Chillingworth appears at first to be the one that was sinned on but thoughout the book that ch ...

(3 pages) 93 0 3.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Worst of Them All. An essay on "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

t sins. Hester Prynne commits several sins, but none are even comparable to Dimmesdale's sins. Even Roger Chillingworth's sins, spawned by pure hatred, pale in comparison the sins of Arthur Dimmesdale ... tred, pale in comparison the sins of Arthur Dimmesdale.Hester Prynne was unfaithful to her husband, Roger Chillingworth. She commits adultery with Arthur Dimmesdale, and for her sins she is forced to ...

(5 pages) 63 0 5.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scaffold's Power. Recurring events in "The Scarlet Letter" by Hawthorne

ale, Pearl's Father, is already raised up on a platform to the same height as Hester and Pearl; and Roger Chillingworth, Hester's lost husband, arrives, stands below and questions the proceedings. As ... ies continue with a revelation of another scarlet letter. Up in the sky a scarlet 'A' shines forth. Roger Chillingworth arrives and tells the minister to get down from the scaffold. Chillingworth plea ...

(2 pages) 43 0 3.0 Sep/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"The Scarlet Letter", by Hawthorne and how it relates to the quote from Young Goodman Brown "Evil is the nature of Mankind

the beautiful Hester Prynne, the esteemed Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and the cold-hearted doctor, Roger Chillingworth. Like Hawthorne I believe that evil is the nature of man but that there are diff ... eyes, she is horrendously corrupt, it is not truly her fault. Hester is the victim of her husband, Roger Chillingworth's (formerly Roger Prynne) stupidity by sending her to New England by herself, wh ...

(4 pages) 70 0 4.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Scarlet letter summary

name of Pearl's father, but she refuses. In the crowd Hester recognizes her husband from Amsterdam, Roger Chillingworth.Chillingworth visits Hester after she is returned to the prison. He tells her th ... ping the poor and sick. Pearl grows up to be wild, in the sense that she refuses to obey her mother.Roger Chillingworth earns a reputation as being a good physician. He uses his reputation to get tran ...

(3 pages) 34 0 3.5 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne: The sins of the characters.

hat they did not live up to the perfection in which they strived. Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, and the Puritan society characterized by the townspeople, all sinned. This stor ... your worst, yet some trait whereby the worst may be inferred!" (Hawthorne, 269)Some may argue that Roger Chillingworth is the worst sinner of the book. At first glance, Chillingworth seems to be sinn ...

(12 pages) 94 1 3.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

How sin cause characters to act differently in the Scarlet Letter

l being like in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. The three main characters, Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale, all commit grave sins. However, Hester is the only ... congregation to sin like he has and go through the same mental anguish he has to endure.The sins of Roger Chillingworth are the most abundant of the three characters he has lied, left his wife alone i ...

(4 pages) 38 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Fate of the People of the "Scarlet Letter". What Nathaniel Hawthorn was trying to describe throughout this book.

Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth to portray that everyone may sin, but every sinner has the chance for redemption ... rred on his chest. He lets Hester suffer publicly while he suffers privately, his fate is debatable.Roger Chillingworth is this novel's demon. His sins are as follows: sinful hate, not believing in Go ...

(2 pages) 29 0 3.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Character analysis of Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chillingsworth and Dimmesdale.

Hawthorne the reader gains insight into the background and personalities of the characters through Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale. These two characters show us the evil in the novel, the u ... dale is the preacher in the Puritan settlement. He becomes involved with Hester Pyrnne, the wife of Roger Chillingworth. Pearl, Hester's daughter comes to her from Reverend Dimmesdale. Hester is force ...

(3 pages) 37 0 2.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Alienation in "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

arlet Letter is a story about Hester Prynne, a woman who commits adultery against her husband named Roger Chillingworth, with the local reverend named Arthur Dimmesdale; the result is a strange child ...

(5 pages) 42 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Roger Chillingworth: The Greatest Sinner in "The Scarlet Lette"r, Nathanial Hawthorne

lly over time due to it. One of the characters that Hawthorne illustrates and depicts thoroughly is Roger Chillingworth, who is transformed from a person who was "kind, true, just" into a dark fiend w ...

(1 pages) 55 1 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"It Wasn't His Child," by Skip Ewing.

le figure in any person's life that not only plays a dominant role, but is "kind and good" to them. Roger Chillingworth realizes that Pearl is illegitimate and he does not play any role in bringing up ... wanted to do, but could not do; raise Pearl.By loving and taking care of Pearl like a real father, Roger Chillingworth will not only fulfill his dreams of raising a family, but he will redeem himself ...

(1 pages) 46 1 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

No one person is perfect.

et Letter, the main character, Hester Prynne, commits an offense of infidelity against her husband, Roger Chillingworth. From then on her secret affair with the Puritan minister will always be on her ...

(4 pages) 49 2 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter Character Analysis - Hester Prynne.

ble during this significant scene. Her might is also evident in her dealings with both her husband, Roger Chillingworth, and also her lover, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Hester repeatedly denies Chilli ...

(2 pages) 66 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

A character sketch on Roger Chillengworth. By the way...I actually did receive a 100% on this paper.

Roger ChillingworthA character sketch by: Lindsay RuckerChillingworth is the old, ugly, cruel, defor ...

(2 pages) 30 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

A comparison of Prynne, Chillingworth, and Dimmesdale with emphasis on character and private feelings.

words, people today are still mesmerized by the steadfastness of Hester Prynne, the ruthlessness of Roger Chillingworth, and the tortured soul of Arthur Dimmesdale.Hester Prynne, the tragic heroin of ... than Dimmesdale and Chillingworth, by remaining true to herself, and is ultimately rewarded for it.Roger Chillingworth is the estranged husband of Hester Prynne. He is the antagonist of the novel, an ...

(2 pages) 28 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Summary of the book Scarlet Letter using symbolism and quotes from the book.

, who was kept by the indians when trying to reach Boston. Hester was married to to a scholar named Roger Chillingworth, an older men whom hester had married without love. In Boston, Hester and the pr ...

(3 pages) 60 0 0.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Scarlet Letter, character analysis on Hester Pryne

and elegant. She had a rich complexion and deep black eyes. She was from Europe and was married to Roger Chillingworth, an old and scholarly man. Soon after her marriage she immigrated alone to Bosto ...

(1 pages) 24 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne