The Scarlet Letter

Explain the statement, “He [Chillingworth] became, thenceforth, not a spectator only, but a chief actor, in the poor minister’s interior world.”

Explain the statement, "He [Chillingworth] became, thenceforth, not a spectator only, but a chief actor, in the poor minister’s interior world."

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Chillingworth becomes Dimmesdale's evil roommate. Under the guise of being his doctor, Chillingworth makes it his mission to slowly torture Dimmesdale for his relationship with Hester Prynne.