Justice Wargrave Theme

However, I do believe that “Nethergrave” is a more precise outcome for the real world. This is because when kids don't get what they want, they do what they are told to do so that they can get or do something that their parents said they were going to give them. “Nethergrave” shows that if you do something and don't try to turn away from it, you're going to be stuck there forever. This will make kids realize that joining and hanging out with the wrong people will make you end up in the wrong place.

Justice Lawrence Wargrave had a dark desire of seeing or causing death but he also had a strong sense of justice so seeing innocents die brought him no pleasure, although as time passed he started loosing control and wanting to kill, which was a constant inner battle for him. Ultimately he succumbed to his desire and began forming his plan, which targeted people who deliberately killed but where untouchable by the law becoming a sort of “criminal artist” shown by the way he committed all the murders by following the old nursery rhyme the ten little Indian Boys. “From my earlier youth I realized that my nature was a mass of contradictions.” (p. 261). This quote shows us that Wargrave always new that he liked the idea of murder but because of sense of justice he would have to plan an amazing murder that would both bring people to justice but also satisfy his hunger for

The character of Roger Chillingworth in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter is one of many different faces. Hawthorne changes the character of Chillingworth during different periods of the novel. As Chillingworth's actions and his motives change, so in turn does the reader's opinion of him, which ranges from compassion to antipathy. Hawthorne keeps the character of Chillingworth an enigma, and Hawthorne uses his narrative to shed light on the true feelings of Chillingworth, as well through the good doctor's interaction with other characters, especially Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale. As we watch the plot evolve, and the reader observes Chillingworth's actions,

Roger Chillingworth’s character shows evil in many ways, one of those ways is through his thoughts. From the moment he sees Hester on the scaffold he begins to plot revenge on whoever the father of Pearl is. The first meeting Hester and Chillingworth have Hester says, “Why dost thou smile so at me? [...] Art thou like the Black Man that haunts the forest round about us? Hast thou enticed me into a bond that will prove the ruin of my soul?”, then Chillingworth says, “Not thy soul, [...] No, not thine!” (Hawthorne 45). In this exchange between the once husband and wife the reader witnesses the first evil spark in Chillingworth. Every evil thought Chillingworth has stems from this moment in the story and everyone knows that thoughts generally lead to actions.

Chillingworth’s bitterness, jealousy and guiltiness eventually become a contrived desire for revenge. In particular, his bitterness against his unfaithful wife, his jealousy of her love for someone else and the guiltiness of not being a proficient husband leads to the demise of his character. The revulsion stored deep in the corridors of his heart twist and maul his character that he goes from being an intelligent individual to a grand manipulator. His twisted, deformed shoulders only mirror the twisted deformity that rests

He,(Dimmesdale), is “a rare case…I must search this matter to the bottom” (Hawthorne, 158). When Chillingworth overheard Dimmesdale having a bad dream, he entered his quarters and “laid his hand upon his bosom, and thrust aside the vestment, that, … had always covered it even from the professional eye” (Hawthorne, 159). What Chillingworth saw there, no one knows, but we know that he saw Dimmesdale’s sin on his chest. “… With a wild look of wonder, joy, and horror … (with) the extravagant gestures with which he threw up his arms towards the ceiling, and stamped his foot upon the floor” (Hawthorne, 159). When Chillingworth becomes the Devil, he is doing many strange things. Chillingworth is keeping himself secluded, and is seen lurking around town in a creepy manner. Roger secluded himself from everyday life to keep his plot for revenge focused. His plot is working too, Dimmesdale’s “… soul shivers … at the sight of the man” (Hawthorne, 240). Chillingworth is also spending a great deal of time in the “forest trees … searching for roots and twigs, for his strange medicines” (Hawthorne, 145). The townspeople even see that Roger Chillingworth is pure evil. When the town first meets Chillingworth, they think he is a kind old doctor that would not harm a soul. “ At first, his expression had been meditative, scholar like” (Hawthorne,

Characterization is a literary element used by the author to present qualities of characters in a literary piece, the purpose of characterization is to make characters credible and make them suitable for the role they play in the work. Authors present various characters possessing dissimilar qualities, to emphasize different aspects of the work. In the novel “The Scarlet Letter”, the author Nathaneil Hawthorn’s depiction of the two male characters, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth, emphasizes the moral problems of the seventeenth century puritan society. Hence, their different characters contribute vitally to the plot of the novel.

Due to the fact that Hester had an affair with , Roger is determined to figure out who her accomice was and to wreak havoc on his life. Roger knows that his wife cheated on him, yet he has little to no anger towards her, and despite her reasoning to let it go, Chillingworth is tenacious. Just as Iago had a mask on around Othello, Chillingworth was deceptive towards Dimmesdale. Chillingworth was there for Dimmesdale to accompany him and assist him with him mental health, however Chillingworth does the exact opposite. For example during chapter 10, Chillingworth interrogates Dimmesdale and delicately diggs at what Dimmesdale thinks about Hester publically wearing her sin. This makes Dimmesdale uncomfortable however it was a legitimate question to ask because the two of them had become so close, because of the proximity of their relationship Chillingworth had the

6. The Island – The Island is a metaphor for isolation. People on islands are separated from their society. This can have a positive or negative effect on characters (Robinson Crusoe vs. Lord of the Flies) Without the rules of society; the island setting strips away characters down to the very basics of humanity.

Chillingworth plots vengeance during all of his waking hours. His evilness and corrupt behavior are illustrated in the joy that he finds when his suspicions are confirmed. This happens when he discovers the carved letter A on Dimmesdale's chest one evening while Dimmesdale was resting. “Had a man seen old Roger Chillingworth, at that moment of ecstasy, he would have had no need to ask how Satan comports himself when a precarious human soul is lost to heaven,and won, into his kingdom. But what distinguished the physician’s ecstasy from Satan’s was the trait of wonder in it.” (95). Chillingworth is evil and he embodies the characteristics of the Devil. Even Pearl refers to him as the “black man.”

The fire is a symbol for hope to be rescued and it also symbolizes destruction. The fire is a signal for the ships to let them know that there is someone stuck/living on this island. If the fire goes out, the hopes of the people stuck would be lost too.

“Certainly, if the meteor kindled up the sky, and disclosed the earth, with an awfulness that admonished Hester Prynne and the clergyman of the day of judgment, then might Roger Chillingworth have passed with them for the arch-fiend, standing there, with a smile and scowl, to claim his own. So vivid was the expression, or so intense the minister's perception of it, that it seemed still to remain painted on the darkness, after the meteor had vanished, with an effect as if the street and all things else were at once annihilated” (Hawthorne. Chapter 12.) This passage shows the reader the malevolent nature that Chillingworth begins to take on in the novel, seeming almost inhuman in his unwavering hatred for Dimmesdale, and the torture he inflicts upon him. Once again his lack of remorse is expressed plainly for the reader.

Justice can be viewed in so many ways for the righteousness of others. Many principles have this understanding in using it for their own. In the book of wuthering heights, there was many response to the mistreatment and mischief in where Heathcliff tries to get what he wants. The protagonist was viewed in different character, but in my choice, I think Heathcliff was the seeker for justice. In the beginning, Heathcliff was a lost child, where he was adopted to a family in being named Heathcliff for not having parents. This lost child found the theory of family and love but unfortunately is tormented by Hindley, a fellow from the family. These two boys were rivals as if they were destined due to the love that Heathcliff had for Hindsley’s sister,

As soon as Hindley’s father dies, Heathcliff is taught the true meaning of hate by Hindley. As Heathcliff ages, his hate for Hindley grows inside of him, along with a need for revenge. Heathcliff’s need for revenge allows him to formulate his diabolical plan for taking over both the Grange and the Heights, upon return from his three year sojourn. Heathcliff’s ability to gamble the Heights away from Hindley foreshadows the unyielding power of Heithcliff’s hate when fueled by revenge. Thus establishing hate as the source of Heathcliff’s revenge.

Hawthorne uses dark supernatural elements to characterize Roger Chillingworth. Hester’s affair makes Chillingworth an envious and vengeful man, and his need for revenge turns him into a fiend. Chillingworth’s physical appearance changes for the worst in the course of seven years, “old Roger Chillingworth was a striking evidence of man’s faculty of transforming himself into a devil” (Hawthorne 156). Chillingworth’s appearance changes from a studious and scholarly man to a stooped and deformed creature with red glowing eyes. Pearl observes Chillingworth’s hideous and terrifying features and suspects that he is the Black Man. Not only is Chillingworth’s appearance effected by the supernatural elements of the devil, his demonic character is exposed when he leeches onto Dimmesdale. Chillingworth seems to embrace his demonic identity when Hester condemns him for torturing Dimmesdale and making his life hell. Chillingworth admits to doing so, but refuses to stop because Dimmesdale deserves it. Hawthorne uses the evil supernatural elements of the devil to make Roger Chillingworth a symbol of the Black Man. His reason for doing so provides grave conflict in the lives of Hester, Pearl, and especially Dimmesdale. The comparison of Chillingworth to the devil