g of how blindly Chillingworth's rage injured those around him. Chillingworth dedicated himself to the destruction of Dimmesdale, and in the process Chillingworth lost his humanity. Dimmesdale is absolved of his sins at the end of his life, but Chillingworth's soul is saturated with hate, his heart black. He lives the rest of his days in a state that is worth living through. Chillingworth is a lost, tortured soul. Chillingworth is not a man who holds the emotions of others in high regard, and that is why he ends up alone and unhappy at the end of the book. Chillingworth drives away his wife, and accelerates Dimmesdale's physical decay. Chillingworth never learns how to love anyone, and he never loved himself. He never was upset because Hester broke a sacred trust, but because her absconding of their vows was one more example to invalidate Chillingworth’s existence. Chillingworth finally realizes the error of his ways at the end of the novel, and that why he leaves all of his property to Pearl. Chillingworth becomes aware of the vast emptiness of his soul, and how he has been torturing others to avoid dealing with his own tortured soul. Chillingworth attacked two people who loved each other, so he tries to make amends by helping the product of this love. Chillingworth dies a lonely man, but becomes righteous in the end. ...
