Chillingworth and Dimmesdale ae both major sinners, in different ways. Dimmsedale, commited adultry but nobody knows that it was with Hester Prynne. Chillingworth on the other hand, was in a way trying to kill Dimmsdale. Therefore, I have to side with Dimmesdale. Although his actions are not correct at all, you could tell that he is sorry for his actions. He is not livng a normal life and that is because he is hiding the adultry secret from the entire society. What makes things even worse is that he is the minister of the community and if his secret is released, things will not go right for him. Chillingworth's actions are wrong because even though he is extremely angry, does not mean that he should try to kill someone. That makes him an even bigger sinner.
And thus, whie standing on the scaffold, in this vain show of expiatio, Mr. Dimmesdale was overcome with a great horror or mind, as if the universe were gazing at the scarlet token on his naked breast, right over his heart(Hawthorne 123). This explains all of Mr. Dimmesdale's feelings. He is ashamed of his actions, and knows that what he did will haunt him for the rest of his life. However, I feel sympathy towards him because he understands his actions were not right. Admitting to your sinns and trying to fix them always makes you a better and more respected individual. At the end, I decided to side with Dimmsdale because he is trying to make things right, even though he cannot speak about his actions.
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