Read the excerpt spoken by the man who takes the name of Roger Chillingworth from Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter . “Let, therefore, thy husband be to the world as one already dead, and of whom no tidings shall ever come. Recognize me not, by word, by sign, by look! Breathe not the secret above all, to the man thou wottest of. Shouldst thou fail me in this, beware!” Which character trait of Roger Chillingworth does Hawthorne develop in the excerpt?
Chillingworth orders Hester to pretend that her husband is dead and warns her not to reveal his identity to anyone. His command and threat show that he is controlling what she says and how she acts. This develops his manipulative nature, not a tender, foolish, or disorganized one.
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