“He was heard to speak of Sir Kenelm Digby and other famous men, whose scientific attainments were esteemed hardly less than supernatural, as having been his correspondents or associates.”
In the description of Roger Chillingworth the character is associated with Kenelm Digby, philosopher and alchemist. This linked is made to focalize on the strangeness of Chillingworth. Since his arrived in Boston this man is rounded by a mysteries atmosphere. Anyone in the city understands why after pilgrimage fro a so long time he decides to set right there. The way he conducts his work is queer too. He isn’t a common physician but he uses a lot of natural elements new for the other experts about the subject. But in the end anyone cares a lot about Chillingworth’d oddities because they need a doctor, especially sir Dimmesdale, and the man seems to be arrived in the right moment.
Are you suggesting his arrival was too coincidental? Does this fit with the nature of God and pre-destination?
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