Dark Side Chart

Character	Dark Side	Relation to Gender	Support
Hester Prynne	Hester's only dark side is when she is trying to help. For instance she broke her promise with Chillingworth to not reveal his name, however she tells Dimmesdale to protect him.	She is very dependent as she is raising her daughter on her own.	"Yes, I hate him!" ... "He has betrayed me! He has done me worse wrong than I did him (159)!"
Chillingworth	He seeks revenge on Dimmesdale once he discovers he is the one Hester had an affair with. He makes Hester promise not to reveal his name. He becomes selfish.	He feels betrayed by his wife, leading him to want al power and control- appearing as a villain as well as immature.	"I seek no vengeance, plot no evil against thee. Between thee and me, the scale hangs fairly balanced (70)." This is significant because he is lying to Hester. He wishes to get revenge on Dimmesdale
Dimmesdale	Dimmesdale doe not confess his sin even though he has seen how miserable Hester has been going through this alone. He is selfish as he is concerned about how the community will treat him.	He (nor Chillingworth) does not represent a Patriarch. He is scared and sick showing signs of weakness. Also for not living up to his sin	"Wilt thou stand here with mother and me, to-morrow noontide" asked pearl. he replied, "Nay; not so, my little Pearl (139)." Illustrating he is not owning up and demonstrating what a "man" should do- he should help protect his family.
Pearl	Pearl does not have a dark side- she is an innocent young child. The only "dark" thing that comes to mind is her fascination with the scarlet letter, which fears her mother.	Her biggest influence in life is her mother- her childhood seems to be female oriented, causing her to be cautious with the men in the story.	"Pearl took some eel-grass, and imitated, as best as she could, on her own bosom, the decoration with which she was so familiar on her mother's (161)."