Chillingworth： The Wronged Husband and Criminal  

作　　者：TU Dian-liu 

机构地区：[1]Department of Foreign Languages, BeiHang University, Beijing 100083, China

出　　处：《US-China Foreign Language》2007年第1期67-70,共4页美中外语（英文版）

摘　　要：In most critical works, Chillingworth is the demon and leech. But actually, he is not so fiendish and evil, and he has his own reason to do in his own way. Before the story opens, he is a man capable of love and desiring a peaceful life. After the peace is broken, he is also tortured by the adultery done by his wife. What＇s more, he is even tortured by his torment on Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale＇s suffering is the result of his own inner mentality. His mentality is different from Hester＇s, which is external. It is the concealment of his guilt that lies at the bottom of his heart. The concealment of guilt contradicts with the image he sees in other people＇s eyes.

关 键 词：CHILLINGWORTH The Scarlet Letter DIMMESDALE HESTER DEMON 

分 类 号：H3[语言文字]