In the Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a young woman is caught up in sin between two men and bound to wear a letter "A" on her chest. All three of the main characters are sinners. Hester Prynne commits adultry on her husband, Roger Chillingworth, with a minister of the name Arthur Dimmsdale. Roger Chillingworth undergoes a change that transforms him from a respectable gentleman, to a suspicious, determined man, and finally to a man …showed first 75 words of 696 total…

…showed last 75 words of 696 total…becoming the devil is now complete. He now has no soul and no emotions. Chillingworth was by far the biggest sinner of all. Chillingworth’s largest sacrifice is, his own life. After spending so much time dwelling on his revenge, he forgets that he still has a chance to lead a life of his own. So, consequently, after Dimmesdale reveals his secret to the world, Chillingworth dies because he has nothing left to live for.