If I had to choose who I sympathize with more, it would have to be Roger Chillingworth. When Chillingworth arrived from overseas to meet with his wife, he sees his wife raised on a scaffolding, and the town's attention at her. "...who is this woman? - and wherefore is she here set up to public shame?" (Hawthorne 53) said Roger Chillingworth. Here, he has to ask a townsman why his wife is put to shame in the public, as soon as he arrives to Boston. When I read this, I sympathized with Chillingworth, what he must have felt. A small incident has now kept their marriage a secret.
Armen I actually sympathized more with Dimmsdale, but after reading your post I understood why you chose Chillingworth. The explanation you have is very accurate and easy to understand. I would also be angry if I saw my wife on a scaffold after I came back from a long trip. You convinced me that Chillingworth is also a tortured soul. Now I feel bad for Dimmsdale and Chillingworth. This was a very interesting and convincing post.
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