In chapter 10 of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Roger Chillingworth, one of the main characters, seeks revenge on Arthur Dimmesdale, the town minister who commits adultery with Hester Prynne, Chillingworth's wife. . Chillingworth digs into Dimmesdale's heart, feverishly trying to penetrate deeper and deeper into his soul. His intentions are to eliminate Dimmesdale, which would be the ultimate revenge. Chillingworth's secret grudge against Dimmesdale makes his sin even more evil. However, adultery is considered in the Bible to be the worst sin one can commit. Hawthorne plays with the idea of ​​sin and how everyone should be balanced, subtly including his opinion on which sin is more serious. In this essay the concept of sin throughout the novel will be examined and who ultimately committed the worst sin. In the Puritan faith and in some religions today, adultery is a very heavy sin. It was, and still is in many religions, taken very seriously and considered the worst sin one can commit. As the Christian Bible says: “But he who commits adultery lacks judgment; he who commits adultery destroys himself” (Proverbs 6:32). This directly concerns Dimmesdale, who is going through great suffering due to his guilt. He lacked judgment by committing adultery without thinking about his role in the community; a highly valued member of the ministry. He destroyed himself by being overcome by extreme guilt and subjecting himself to rigorous self-punishment that would eventually lead to his death. Likewise, Hester lacked judgment and destroyed herself by not considering how it would affect her life. She ended up with an unexpected pregnancy and was ostracized from society. There is irony in Hester and Dim...... middle of paper ......s, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: “It is mine to take revenge, I will repay, says the Lord: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. . Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:19-21), seeking revenge on someone is equivalent to accepting the Lord's task. leaving the punishment to God, Chillingworth takes it upon himself to carry out the punishment Works Cited 1) Wiederkehr, Seasons of Your Heart: New York: Silver Burdett Company, 19792) The Bible in English Standard Version: Containing the Ancient and. the New Testament with the Apocrypha Oxford: Oxford UP, 2009.3) Bloom, Harold Bloom's Major Novelists: Nathaniel Hawthorne. ;