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Roger Chillingworth personifies an obsession with vengeance.

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Roger Chillingworth is physician & Hester Prynne's husband.


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What was chillingworth's real name?

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Who was Roger in The Scarlet Letter?

In "The Scarlet Letter," Roger Chillingworth is the protagonist Hester Prynne's estranged husband who arrives in the colony years after she was publicly shamed and forced to wear the scarlet letter 'A' for adultery. He seeks revenge on Hester's lover, Arthur Dimmesdale, and becomes consumed by bitterness and obsession.


How has roger chillington changed in The Scarlet Letter?

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What is roger chillingworth role in the story The Scarlet Letter?

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