Chillingworth is the epitome of a devil's pawn. One hardly knows whether to call him human; no natural person can transform himself from a respected, compassionate citizen into an evil, mysterious character as quickly as Roger Chillingworth is transfigured. Roger Chillingworth proves himself "unnatural" and "devilish" on many occasions.
Roger Chillingworth is first introduced in the scaffold scene. The approach Hawthorne takes to enlighten the reader about Chillingworth's appearance fits the savage nature that the reader experiences later in the novel. Roger Chillingworth is described…
