we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but an ailment in the spiritual part”. the fragility and susceptibility of Dimmesdale states clearly his weakness, moreover. Dimmesdale’s love and agony towards Hester was shown in his physical and mental degeneration, furthermore, his love to Pearl, his daughter, was shown when he was trying to kiss her, but he always got her refusal, and this was the climax of his weakness and deterioration of character. yet, at the end of the novel, Dimmesdale’s health was in it’s worst stages, therefore he had nothing to lose, so he confronts his society and tells them about is adultery crime that he committed with Hester, and after he did that he gives up life, but as a matter of fact his death was not a sad one, for he was relieved from the pain in his heart and also got to kiss his daughter Pearl whom he never got to kiss, hence, at the end of the novel, the latter character musters courage and loses his weakness which was replaced with the powerful character that confronted without fear. Chillingworth is not a very amiable character to the reader , but on the other hand he is a very shrewd and sharp person, with a malignant air surrounding him. He went through a great deal of pain, his ship sank and he was the only survival, then he was captured by the Indians where he stayed near the medicine man most of the time and learned from him a great deal. He returns to his town to find his wife, Hester, involved in an adultery crime with the character Dimmesdale. His character is strengthened further more through his journey, and this is evident through the physical change (she)“was startled to perceive what a change had come over his features,-how much uglier he looked” and the physical change is a symbol of the bitter change that happened to his character which also foreshadows the torture he would keenly and evilly apply to his wife’s lover,...
