Revenge in The Scarlet LetterVengeance is the act of regaining justice by forcing the opposing individual to endure the same punishment or overcome a much more severe consequence than the victim. People often try to get revenge on others for the wrong reasons, because they believe that another person's actions or sins have affected the victim in a negative way. The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, uses the implacable character Mr. Roger Chillingworth to describe the result of resentment and ruthlessness towards his wife's secret lover, Reverend Dimmesdale. The Scarlet Letter also vividly describes how Chillingworth became consumed with revenge and how revenge changes his physical appearance. Throughout the novel, The Scarlet Letter gives evidence of a clear picture of a life consumed by revenge resulting in an obsession with committing evil acts which leads to Chillingworth's self-destruction because she is also completely overcome by thoughts and desires of revenge. Rather, The Scarlet Letter also describes the result of being overcome by guilt and then forgiven. Using the character of Hester Prynne, Hawthorne shows how she gains the townspeople's forgiveness and her place in their society. Rather than demanding forgiveness, Hester serves her punishment without complaint but with pride. Eventually, the townspeople allow Hester to join their society and give her the opportunity to regain the respect of the townspeople. By replacing forgiveness with vengeance, we achieve peace and compromise. Chillingworth is the character who most profoundly represents the definition of evil in the novel, but he is not the only one. In fact, the whole town lacks... middle of paper... lace, where you could have escaped me, - except on this very scaffold! » (215). Chillingworth openly admits his He has vengeful motives and actions against Dimmesdale and is so consumed with his sin that there is no hope that Chillingworth will forgive Dimmesdale. Revenge is a dangerous temptation that people are often very easily lured into seeking revenge on another individual. This is because some people often think about taking justice into their own hands when it is not their duty. This is how people can become trapped and obsessed with getting revenge on someone else and how this can change a person's motivations to bad ones. are far from justice. To counter the poison of revenge, people must act with forgiveness rather than hatred and anger towards others. When you show forgiveness to others, you will also receive forgiveness..