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Effects Of Sin And Possible Redemption

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Effects of Sin and Possible Redemption “Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall” (Shakespeare A2.S1.Pg2). This quote is explaining how some people gain an advantage in life by doing things that are wrong, and others suffer disadvantages because they only do what is right. Chillingworth, who was a betrayed husband, may have wanted revenge against Dimmesdale and Hester, but in the end he never got his true love back. Dimmesdale was a Puritan minister that was devoted to God, but he eventually considered himself a hypocrite because of his sin. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbolism and imagery to present how sin leads to tragedy and that redemption for sin comes through self-knowledge. Chillingworth and Dimmesdale both received the effects of sin and possibility of redemption from revenge, adultery, and the symbolism of Pearl. Roger Chillingworth had a desire for revenge against Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne.The revenge that Chillingworth obtained, developed his mind into a psychopath and he became symbolic to Satan. The author claims that Chillingworth was “Calm, gentle, passionless, as he appeared, there was yet, we fear, a quiet depth of malice, hitherto latent, but active now, in this unfortunate old man”(Hawthorne 127). This quote is interpreting that Chillingworth has now become someone he is not. The author also states that “...which led him to imagine a more intimate …show more content…

He expresses this theme through symbolism and imagery which each have an effect on important characters in the novel such as Roger Chillingworth, Arthur Dimmesdale, and little Pearl. These effects can come from revenge, hypocrisy, and adultery. So, if anyone ever has the urge to do something that they know is not right, they should think twice about the consequences that could occur as a result of that

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