The scarlet letter novel5/8/2023 ![]() “The fact that Chillingworth takes pleasure in his patient’s discomfort while at the same time claiming to be a physician of the highest caliber makes Chillingworth a hypocrite” (Humphreys). ![]() ![]() Even though he is supposed to be the person who shows people how to live strictly by the word of God, he committed the sin anyway. He held up that image by keeping his sin a secret. Dimmesdale is a minister who people look up to and who they consider to be sinless. Even though adultery is a sin, she didn’t necessarily believe it was a sin because she and her husband were not in love (Humphreys). Hawthorne displayed the hypocrisy that occurred during the Puritan period through Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth. ![]() How Are The Puritans Portrayed in The Scarlet Letter
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