2. Hester believes she is partly responsible for Chillingworth’s “ruin.” Who or what do you believe is most responsible for the doctor’s ruin?
1. The title of Chapter 10 is “The Leech and His Patient.” Explain why ‘the leech” is a fitting allusion to Chillingworth.
2. Hester believes she is partly responsible for Chillingworth’s “ruin.” Who or what do you believe is most responsible for the doctor’s ruin?
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Lindsey Diamond
7/3/2018 11:53:16 am
1. Leech is a fitting term for Roger Chillingworth in a manner of his actions. Just as a leech sucks the blood out of its host Chillingworth drew information from Dimmesdale’s mind. A leech numbs their prey so they go unnoticed while they feed. Likewise Chillingworth posed as a doctor and great friend to Dimmesdale. While Dimmesdale thought Chillingworth was a helpful doctor, Chillingworth was actually seeking revenge and plotting against him. He would dig through Dimmesdale’s memories looking for what he needed to inflict pain. Dimmesdale had a feeling there was an evil presence near him, but Chillingworth covered his intentions so well that Dimmesdale never figured out the evil presence was Chillingworth.
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Avery King
7/11/2018 11:22:57 am
I like your point about Chillingworth doing the devil's work. I believe that when we open ourselves up to sin and sinful ways, the devil squeezes himself into our lives little by little. Eventually, we are doing whatever the devil says. Even though Chillingworth believed that revenge was what he wanted, he had actually obsessed over his sin so much that he started to believe what the devil wanted was his own wants.
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Meredith Collins
7/18/2018 02:10:05 pm
I agree that Chillingworth started doing the devil's work by getting too involved in vengeance. I wanted to add that if he had forgiven Hester and helped her he probably would have avoided all of this.
Misty Wilson
7/31/2018 11:13:09 am
I agree your point about Chillingworth doing the devil's work and how when you open yourself up to sin the devil slides himself into your life,and over time you start to believe the devil's wants are your own.
Connor Atwell
7/3/2018 01:11:04 pm
1. Leech is a good name for Chillingworth. Chillingworth stayed latched onto Dimmesdale much like a leech. He sucked the life and the knowledge out of Dimmesdale with a passion of someone trying to fulfill a deep necessity. For a leech, that necessity is life or death. For Chillingworth, his necessity of revenge is of the same importance.
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Jesse Kearns
7/25/2018 11:38:16 am
I agree with your comparison of Chillingworth’s necessity of revenge and the leech’s necessity for blood as being of equivalent importance. The blood and revenge serve the same purpose which is to sustain life, albeit they do this through a parasitic lifestyle.
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Avery King
7/6/2018 03:38:25 pm
1. Leech is a perfect nickname for Roger Chillingworth because he is basically a parasite to Dimmesdale. Chillingworth lives off of the minister's suffering. He wants to unlock every ounce of sadness and despair in Dimmesdale's life. It is Chillingworth's passion for revenge on Dimmesdale that keeps him alive as prey does for a leech.
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7/17/2018 12:48:04 pm
Yes, I agree that Chillingworth is responsible for his own ruin. Even though Hester did play a part in it, he was ultimately the only was to blame because he could have forgiven her and moved on.
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Mitchell Badurak
7/25/2018 05:14:21 pm
I agree, all he had to do was open up his heart and forgive. Doing this one simple yet impossible task he could have prevented his own demise.
Anne SImmons
7/10/2018 12:40:57 pm
Chillingworth being compared to the leech is a great analysis, Chillingworth spent all of his time digging into Dimmesdale’s life and did ever little thing to make him open up since Dimmesdale had little to no trust in the community of men. Chillingworth just kept sucking at Dimmesdale trying to find ever last problem or concern in his life. Chillingworth was such a pest he even stalked Dimmesdale in his sleep.
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Malea Marchioni
7/17/2018 05:45:13 pm
Chillingworth definitely used Dimmesdale and his sickness for personal gain. He became obsessive and controlling. He used him to get ahead in his revenge without Dimmesdale even knowing his intentions.
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Ellie Gillam
7/15/2018 09:53:50 am
1. Chillingworth's description as a leech is fitting because he stuck to Dimmesdale in order to find out his secrets. Revenge is the only thing fueling Chillingworth while he pretends to be a friend.
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Clayton Stoddard
7/16/2018 12:05:57 pm
You can argue that Hester somewhat caused Chillingworth's downfall by committing adultery, but the doctor did cause it to be much worse than it had to be.
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Ethan Parks
7/16/2018 03:05:20 pm
Although Chillingworth did overreact somewhat, I believe it is still Hester's fault because she set the whole thing in motion. 7/18/2018 10:30:15 am
True, however Chillingworth caused the situation to get way worse.
Anne Simmons
7/21/2018 09:01:54 pm
I agree with clayton this situation wouldn’t even be happening if it wasn’t for Hester and her actions
Gracie Davenport
7/25/2018 04:38:36 pm
I agree with Clayton because even though Chillingworth was the main cause of his spiraling downfall, I believe that Hester's sin of adultery was what started the chain of events.
Lauren Johnson
7/23/2018 04:40:34 pm
I agree that Hester isn't to blame. Even though she committed adultery, she was able to heal and move on. If she could do it while still facing public ridicule and raising a child, Roger should be able to in his convenient position of favored physician.
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Clayton Stoddard
7/16/2018 12:04:48 pm
1. He is living off of the suffering of the minister which correlates to how Leeches live off of the blood of their host animals.
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James Frazier
7/18/2018 11:28:55 am
While your argument about Chillingworth being to blame for his own ruin is true, there would be nothing for him to indulge himself in if not for Dimmesdale and Hester having had the affair. So one could also argue that the blame could be shared with Hester and Dimmesdale
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Ethan Parks
7/16/2018 03:01:36 pm
1. Chillingworth was so obsessed with torturing Dimmesdale with his own guilt that he became a "leech". Seeing Dimmesdale suffer was the only thing that kept Chillingworth living.
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Lindsey Diamond
7/17/2018 08:11:03 am
Yes, you could blame Hester for the whole outcome, but like she believes she is only partly responsible. I believe that we are responsible for our own actions in any situation, including Chillingworth.
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Ellie Gillam
7/23/2018 11:03:46 am
yes, everyone is responsible for their own actions. Blaming other people does nothing but try to make yourself seem like a better person 7/17/2018 12:45:19 pm
1. The leech is a perfect name for Chillingworth. Just like leeches are parasites and suck blood, Chillingworth was doing that to Dimmesdale. He was slowly getting all the information out of Dimmesdale, and Dimmesdale didn't even know it.
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Jacob Roberts
7/21/2018 12:51:37 pm
I agree with your assessment that Chillingworth was getting information out of Dimmesdale but also think that his presence and actions caused Dimmesdale pain and other sufferings such as his visions.
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Teal Salloum
7/25/2018 11:54:30 am
I agree that Chillingworth's own actions were responsible for his ruin. If he would have let go of his grudge they could have moved on. Instead his lust for revenge on Hester's lover just made things worse.
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Alaina Olsen
7/29/2018 04:32:17 pm
2. For sure. His need for revenge led to his own demise. Hester and her lover were just a trigger... his anger issues were going to come out at some point.
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Malea Marchioni
7/17/2018 05:45:04 pm
1. Chillingworth had no problem tormenting Dimmesdale to get th information he needed. He used him to get inside his head and to fulfill his personal needs without being noticed such as a leech would do to a much needed host.
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7/18/2018 10:29:00 am
1. Chillingworth is prying at Dimmesdale to confess to his sins and reveal his secrets like a leech prys until it can get blood.
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James Frazier
7/18/2018 11:27:01 am
1) Chillingworth is alluded to as a leech because he is feeding off of the pain and suffering of Dimmesdale as a source of pleasure
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Meredith Collins
7/18/2018 02:07:13 pm
1) The leech makes sense for Chillingworth because he leeches onto the minister in an attempt to mask his true intentions. He doesn't show who he really is and pretends to be a physician instead, he takes "keep your friends close and your enemies closer" to a new level.
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7/21/2018 12:44:13 pm
1. A leech is a proper comparison for the doctor because like a leech he is attached to his patient, Dimmesdale. Like a leech, he is also harmful to Dimmesdale. His revenge brings pain to Dimmesdale.
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Lauren Johnson
7/23/2018 04:35:17 pm
1. The name "leech" accurately descibes the physician for many reasons. Roger Chillingworth not only latched onto Dimmesdale to drain Dimmesdale's joy and spirit out of him but also to fuel his instatisable rage and desire for vengance. He continued to fuel his ego and rage at the cost of the minister's health.
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Carmen DeStazio
7/28/2018 01:43:39 pm
I totally agree. If Chillingworth had just stayed out of everybody's business, everything would have been fine. His knowledge really could have healed Dimmesdale, but instead he made a mistake and ruined everything.
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Jesse Kearns
7/25/2018 11:31:12 am
1) Referring to Chillingworth as a leech is a fitting title. Chillingworth dug deeper and deeper into Dimmesdale trying to uncover secrets. However, his feeding did not strengthen him as it does an actual leech. He was not satisfied with the information he gleaned, and as a leech does, he desired more. The more he dug into Dimmesdale, the weaker he got. By the end, he was a shell of a man, a man who was hollowed by his desire for revenge. So in a sense, he is very similar to a leech, but there are significant differences between the two.
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Teal Salloum
7/25/2018 12:02:16 pm
1) I think "the leech" is an accurate name for Chillingworth. Leeches are parasites that suck blood, most of the time without the host even realizing it. This is exactly what Chillingworth was doing that to Dimmesdale. He was slowly getting all the information from Dimmesdale, and Dimmesdale didn't even realize it.
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Lauren Dossett
7/27/2018 12:47:36 pm
I agree. Chillingworth had the chance to forgive them and move on, but because of his own reaction to the situation he is responsible for his ruin.
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Gabriela Patino
7/27/2018 10:15:22 pm
I agree completely with your first statement on how Chillingsworth was exactly like a leech in the sense that he was (figuratively) preying on Dimmesdale without him even realizing it.
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Gracie Davenport
7/25/2018 04:31:03 pm
1. Chillingworth is a great comparison to a leech because he is trying to get, or "suck", all of the information and feelings out of Dimmesdale. Chillingworth became so obsessed with Dimmesdale to a point where it makes him seem insane.
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Abigail O'Connell
7/26/2018 12:02:36 pm
I agree that Chillingworth is responsible for his ruin. You decide how you react to situations, no one else.
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Mitchell Badurak
7/25/2018 05:22:21 pm
1. The Leech is a fitting term for Roger considering a leech attaches on to its host to draw blood from it just as Roger attached to Dimmesdale pretending to be his friend. And eventually drawing information from him in order to seek his revenge.
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Abigail O'Connell
7/26/2018 11:59:00 am
1. The "leech" is a fitting title for Chiilingworth because leech is not only a parasite that sucks blood, but is also an old fashioned term for a physician. The town considered him a physician since he had learned some medicine from the Native Americans but in time they realized he was evil. He was also a leech because of his hatred for Dimmesdale, he was slowly sucking the life out of him.
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Micah Webb
7/30/2018 05:58:00 pm
I completely agree that Chillingworth sucked the life out of Dimmesdale and had little experience in the medical field. He definitely had control over his emotions and, if controlled correctly, could have resulted in a much better outcome.
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Lauren Dossett
7/27/2018 12:45:03 pm
1. To call Chillingworth a "leech" is fitting because he is trying to draw out a confession of his patient Dimmesdale's secret actions just as a leech draws bloods from its host. Chillingworth goes as far as to live with Dimmesdale to seek revenge, but used his cover as a physician only trying to care for his patient.
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Hallie Ladner
7/30/2018 02:39:59 pm
I strongly agree with Lauren's statement. Chillingworth was the leech and Dimmesdale was the patient. He was using Dimmesdale to get any type of information he could just like a leech does by attaching itself and sucking any blood it possibly can.
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Gabriela Patino
7/27/2018 10:33:54 pm
1. Leeches cling to their host for survival by slowly, if not found and removed, preying on them. Chillingsworth was a leech to Dimmesdale as he clung to his every move and made all his effort to suck anything he could out of him(figuratively). He wanted to torture him, especially after the discovery of his adultery with Hester. In a way seeking revenge on Dimmesdale was literally what Chillingsworth lived on because soon after the death of Dimmesdale Chillingsworth saw no will to live and died a year later.
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Carmen DeStazio
7/28/2018 01:39:05 pm
Leeches are parasites, just like Chillingworth. He used Dimmesdale just like a leech would. He took everything away from Dimmesdale. He got information out of him, just to turn against him and use the information to hurt him. Chillingworth lives off the suffering of Dimmesdale by draining him of life by watching him be hurt by Chillingworth’s inflictions. Chillingworth acted like a caring friend to get to Dimmesdale, then took everything from him and used it against him.
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Alaina Olsen
7/29/2018 04:39:55 pm
1. Leeches are sneaky and can go undetected for a while. They get the job done leaving you hurt. That's what Chillingworth was trying to do to Dimmesdale. At that time, doctor's also weren't as advanced as they are today, so the use of leeches to remove disease was used as fuel for the allusion.
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Emily Miller
7/30/2018 08:48:25 am
I agree that Chillingworth's caused his own downfall, he should have forgiven Hester but he continued to dwell on the sin.
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Hallie Ladner
7/30/2018 02:36:54 pm
I agree with Alaina's response. I think Chillingworth was mostly responsible for his ruin. If he was not so determined to get revenge his ruin would have never happened. Due to his determination to get revenge he changed into someone he was not and the ruin was the result of it.
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Emily Miller
7/30/2018 08:39:32 am
1. Throughout chapter ten, Chillingworth becomes more curious of the cause of Dimmesdale's sickness. Chillingworth regards Dimmesdale with more precaution, discovering that Dimmesdale's illness was actually caused by moral affliction rather than a bodily affliction.
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Emily Miller
7/30/2018 08:46:03 am
1. A "leech" is good way to describe Chillingworth because of his persistent need to figure out if Chillingworth's moral affliction is Pearl. Therefore draining Dimmesdale because Dimmesdale is trying to decide what the right thing to do and keeping his secret away from Chillingworth.
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Hallie Ladner
7/30/2018 02:34:12 pm
1. The title is fitting due to the fact that Chillingworth is the leech and Dimmesdale is the patient. He latches onto Dimmesdale and tries to get any information he can out of him like a leech that sucks the blood out of you. He takes advantage of Dimmesdale's lack of health and uses it to get anything he can out of him.
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7/30/2018 05:53:45 pm
1. Chillingworth is a suitable comparison to a leech because of his sneaky, unnoticed actions as well as his dependence on Dimmesdale's suffering. He uses Dimmesdale's information to torture him and is completely consumed by revenge.
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Beyla Bleichner
7/31/2018 07:26:10 pm
2. I would like to add that Hester was a catalyst for the start of Chillingworth's downfall. He did let revenge consume him, but Hester brought out his true evil nature.
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ben hartery
7/31/2018 12:01:15 pm
I think that a leach would fit for defining Chillingworth. He uses Dimmesdale's poor health to get information out of him.
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Tyler
7/31/2018 07:07:56 pm
I agree with your second point, if rage and revenge are not controlled they can consume a person's soul and lead them to their ruin
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Misty Wilson
7/31/2018 12:03:58 pm
1. The description of Chillingworth's as a leech is very fitting because he pretended to be Dimmesdales friend to find out his secrets , while revenge was the only thing keeping him going.
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Makenzie Stenum
7/31/2018 03:32:50 pm
1. In the story Chillingworth is referred to as a "leech" because of the way he latches on to Dimmesdale in the story. Chillingworth latches to him and sucks out the information needed like a leech does to anything it is attached to.
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Tyler
7/31/2018 07:06:33 pm
1) Chillingworth is labeled as a leech because he attempts suck away Dimmsdale's secrets.
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Beyla Bleichner
7/31/2018 07:23:36 pm
1. Chillingworth is getting into Dimmesdale's head. Chillingworth is prying into the minister's heart and making him sick with guilt. The doctor is leeching off of Dimmesdale's emotions and using them against him as revenge.
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