Part one of term paper
Arthur Dimmesdale’s soul was jeopardized by Roger Chillingworth’s intentions, which were to ruin him, but his only messiah, is Pearl. Dimmesdale must embrace Pearl as his daughter and publicly confess to be free from his self-inflicted torture. Arthur Dimmesdale’s soul was placed in jeopardy since we first saw him. He fores ...

Part two of term paper
... the novel his struggle for the truth and his honorability becomes greater and greater. The man responsible for Dimmesdale’s torment was Roger Chillingworth. Chillingworth prays vengeance on Hester’s partner in crime (Dimmesdale) not Hester herself. When he visited Hester in prison he said, “He bears no letter of infamy wrought into his garment, as thou dost; but I shall read it on his heart…” pg.70, this quote foreshadows the symbol that Chillingworth sees on Dimm ...