Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne: Whos sin is worse

Let me begin by quoting the most read book ever, the Bible. "Jesus does equate committing adultery with having lust in your heart (Matthew 5:27-28) and committing murder with having hatred in your heart (Matthew 5:21-22)." This excerpt from the Bible implies that all sins are equal, but only in the eyes of God. Sins, when not viewed through the eyes of God, however, can be worse than others. In The Scarlet Letter, there was a plethora of sins committed. Hester Prynne's sin, of course, was committing adultery with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Roger Chillingworth's sin on the other hand…