Roger Chillingworth

Roger Chillingworth
First appearanceThe Scarlet Letter
Designed byNathaniel Hawthorne
In-universe information
OccupationPhysician, alchemist
SpouseHester Prynne
Nationality English

Roger Chillingworth is a fictional character and primary antagonist in the 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. He is an English scholar who moves to the New World after his wife, Hester Prynne.