this showed his clever yet evil “haunted by satan” character. This discerning quality of his made him recognizes the way Dimmesdale looked at Hester and Pearl, he also noticed the habit of Dimmesdale of putting his hand on his chest showing his physical pain, then cleverly, he manipulated his observations to plan his revenge. All the latter evidence presents the powerful character of the doctor. The characters presented by the author, which are Dimmesdale and Chillingworth, were very effective and cobntributed to he plot and the theme of the novel. They showed totally different thoughts which meant the were foils. ...