Devil s AdvocateEssay on The Scarlet letter
... In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, there is a disturbingly large amount of sinning. ... Each of these three main characters in The Scarlet Letter commits sins of great proportion. ... She is also forced to wear a scarlet “A” on her breast, and is basically removed from the Puritan society. ... She hath raised a great scandal, I promise you, in godly Master Dimmesdale’s church” (57). ... Chillingworth quickly discovers Dimmesdale’s link to Hester, and is oddly amused. ... The capitalization of the words "Pitiless" and "Unforgiving" show that Chillingworth is the devil. ... This is a very obvious pointer to the fact that Chillingworth is the devil. Also, Hawthornes use of imagery in describing Chillingworth points him out as the devil. ... Hawthorne also uses Hester and Dimmesdale’s daughter Pearl to describe him. ... The Black Man she I referring to is the Devil, who has taken part in Chillingworth’s crusade against Dimmesdale. ... The characters in The Scarlet Letter must weigh the importance of maintaining the standards of Puritan lifestyle and society against pleasing themselves. ... But Chillingworth’s devilish personality yearns to not only hurt Dimmesdale, but to obliterate him in a satanic manner.