she insinuates that chillingworth is a bad man and doesn't like them or wants to catch them.
Hester an Chillingworth were married.
Hester's husband
To get him to admit that he slept with Hester.
Hester's revelation about Chillingworth's true identity as her estranged husband has a profound impact on Dimmesdale. It deepens his guilt and accelerates his deteriorating physical and mental state as he grapples with the knowledge that Chillingworth has been purposely tormenting him under the guise of friendship. This revelation further complicates Dimmesdale's internal turmoil and contributes to his eventual downfall.
Roger Chillingworth is physician & Hester Prynne's husband.
Hester meets up with Chillingworth in the prison where she is being held for her public shaming. Chillingworth arrives in the colony and poses as a doctor in order to gain access to Hester and extract information about her relationship with Dimmesdale.
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The antagonist in "The Scarlet Letter" is seen as Roger Chillingworth, Hester Prynne's vengeful and manipulative husband. Chillingworth's obsession with seeking revenge on Hester's lover, Reverend Dimmesdale, drives much of the conflict in the novel.
In the story, he is the estranged husband of Hester Prynne, who reappears under the assumed name Roger Chillingworth, and proceeds to plot against Hester.
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 was Hester's husband
Hester Prynne's husband, Roger Chillingworth, is a physician.