33.)“I freely forgive you now. May God forgive us both! We are not, Hester, the worst sinners in the world. There is one worse than even the polluted priest! That old man’s revenge has been blacker than my sin. He has violated, in cold blood, the sanctity of a human heart. Thou and I, Hester, never did so!”
I think it is ironic that Chillingworth is torturing Dimmesdale for his sin, while getting revenge is sometimes and in this case an even worse sin. Chillingworth probably knows that, but he does not need the forgiveness from god that Dimmesdale does. He is not near as faithful or faithful at all, but i don't think Dimmesdale understand how a person can be so evil, how is intentions could be so dark. Pearl had once though that dimmesdale had sold his heart to the devil, Chillingworth is keeping Dimmesdal alive which is making him crazy with guilt while his heart slowly fails, the devil(chillingworth) has taken over Dimmesdales heart.
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