He's a character in the book "The Scarlet Letter" By Nathaniel Hawthorne. He's Hester Prynne's husband.
When Hester meets Roger Chillingworth on the peninsula, she tells him that she is going to make Reverend Dimmesdale aware of Chillingworth's true identity (Roger Prynne - Hester's former husband.)Hester says to Roger Chillingworth "I must reveal the secret. He [Arthur Dimmesdale] must discern thy true character, to discuss this matter with him, told him to be there for that discussion.
Roger Chillingworth did not tell the jailer who he truly was. He came in as a doctor, to treat the baby, who was having convulsions, and the mother, who was having a panic attack after the stares all day. He kept his true purpose hidden.
He pretends to be Dimmesdale's doctor.
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She didn't really love him and she thought that he was dead because he went away for 2 years
Roger Chillingworth is a physician.
Roger Chillingworth personifies an obsession with vengeance.
Roger Chillingworth is physician & Hester Prynne's husband.
The doctor's name in The Scarlet Letter is Roger Chillingworth.
Roger Chillingworth asks Hester to keep the secret that he is her husband and that he is seeking revenge on the man who had an affair with her.
Roger Chillingworth approaches Dimmesdale just as he invites Pearl and Hester to join him near the scaffold.
When Hester meets Roger Chillingworth on the peninsula, she tells him that she is going to make Reverend Dimmesdale aware of Chillingworth's true identity (Roger Prynne - Hester's former husband.)Hester says to Roger Chillingworth "I must reveal the secret. He [Arthur Dimmesdale] must discern thy true character, to discuss this matter with him, told him to be there for that discussion.
Chillingworth's real name is Roger Prynne. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter," he adopts the pseudonym Roger Chillingworth in order to conceal his true identity and exact revenge on Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale.
Hester feels conflicted about Roger Chillingworth. On one hand, she feels guilty for marrying Dimmesdale without disclosing her past relationship with Chillingworth. On the other hand, she resents Chillingworth for his obsession with seeking revenge and his treatment of Dimmesdale.
No, Roger Chillingworth is not Hester Prynne's husband. Hester Prynne's husband is Roger's assumed identity, as his real name is revealed later in the novel as Roger Prynne.
Arthur decided to escape from Roger Chillingworth by leaving Boston and going to live in Europe. This decision was driven by his guilt over his affair with Hester Prynne and his desire to start afresh away from Chillingworth's torment.
Roger Chillingworth wants revenge on Reverend Dimmesdale for having an affair with Hester Prynne. He seeks to torment Dimmesdale as he believes Dimmesdale is partly responsible for the shame and suffering that Hester endured. Chillingworth aims to expose Dimmesdale's guilt and hypocrisy.