Question

16 multiple choice 2 points chillingworth makes it his mission to ______ dimmesdale. help cure torment make enemies with 17 multiple choice 2 points a character arc is a device that: tells what each character is a symbol for allows the author to use indirect characterization allows the reader to track the development of each character references another character from another story 18 multiple choice 2 points when dimmesdale confesses his sin on the scaffold, chillingworth screams: \he is the sinner!\ \why?!\ \art thou a man?\ \thou hast escaped me!\

Explanation:

1. In The Scarlet Letter, Roger Chillingworth's core motivation is to psychologically torment Arthur Dimmesdale as revenge for Dimmesdale's affair with his wife Hester Prynne.
2. A character arc refers to the growth, change, or development of a character over the course of a narrative, so its primary function is to let readers follow that progression.
3. When Dimmesdale publicly confesses his sin and dies on the scaffold, Chillingworth screams "Thou hast escaped me!" because his revenge-driven purpose is destroyed with Dimmesdale's death.

Answer:

1. B. torment
2. C. allows the reader to track the development of each character
3. D. "Thou hast escaped me!"