How does Chillingworth, in his interview with Hester in Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter, take some of the blame for her affair w

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How does Chillingworth, in his interview with Hester in Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter, take some of the blame for her affair w

ith the following statement? "We have wronged each other. Mine was the first wrong, when I betrayed thy budding youth into a false and unnatural relation with my decay. Therefore, as a man who has not thought and philosophized in vain, I seek no vengeance, plot no evil against thee." A. Chillingworth blames himself for leaving Hester unattended. B. Chillingworth blames himself for being so cruel to Hester that she was forced to wander. C. He claims that it's partially his fault because he could no longer have children with her. D. He says he's partially to blame for marrying someone so young when he was so old. please helllllllp :(

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ValentinkaMS [17] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-04T19:00:42+03:00

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D. He says he's partially to blame for marrying someone so young when he was so old.

Nookie1986 [14] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-04T20:08:59+03:00

Answer: D) He says he's partially to blame for marrying someone so young when he was so old.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from chapter 4 of "The Scarlet Letter" we can see Chillingworth taking part of the blame for Hester's affair because he married her, that was so young, when he was so old (corresponding to option D). We can see this developed when he says "Mine was the first wrong, when I betrayed thy budding youth into a false and unnatural relation with my decay."