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The first noticeable piece of figurative language is the one pertaining to the guilt of Reverend Dimmesdale, “that the awful symbol was the effect of the ever active tooth of remorse, gnawing from the inmost heart outwardly, and at last manifesting Heaven’s dreadful judgment by the visible presence of the letter.” This quote shows how Dimmesdale’s guilt had been so galling and how it was responsible for the decay of his life force, like the “gnawing” is the punishment that Dimmesdale had inflicted upon himself as an attempt to purify his soul. The guilt and sin eventually materialized into a Scarlet Letter which symbolized Dimmesdale’s share of the sin that was committed.

Hawthorne also talks about Roger Chillingworth as an evil person who caused discomfort for Dimmesdale, “being a potent necromancer, had caused it to appear, through the agency of magic and poisonous drugs.” Chillingworth was a character who sucked the life out of Dimmesdale by manipulating his actions and thoughts. The term “necromancer” means a person who utilizes black magic, which connects to how Chillingworth used his counseling skills and knowledge of medicine to attack Dimmesdale and do the Devil’s bidding. After Dimmesdale had passed, Hawthorne used figurative language to show that Chillingworth had performed his literary function as the Devil’s argument. “shrivelled away, and almost vanished from mortal sight, like an uprooted weed that lies wilting in the sun….when, in short, there was no more devil’s work on earth for him to do,” the quote explains that Chillingworth rightfully died because he had succeeded in revealing Dimmesdale’s secret, which was his only purpose in the book and meant he had nothing else to live for.

Dimmesdale has passed away and some people even witnessed a Scarlet Letter “imprinted” in his flesh when he died. The townspeople believed the Scarlet Letter that emerged from his body was a result of the guilt that gnawed at him and caused him to torture himself. Other spectators did not believe that the Scarlet Letter appeared on the reverend. Dimmesdale wanted to teach everyone in his town that all humans are sinners with his death, even a reverend of his status could be tainted with adultery.

After Dimmesdale’s death, Roger Chillingworth continued to lose his humanity until he eventually died. He had no purpose in life since Dimmesdale’s secret was exposed, so he just “shrivelled away.” Roger Chillingworth did leave a good amount of land in England and New England to Pearl when he died. This generous donation made Pearl the “richest heiress of her day, in the New World.” Pearl and and Hester Prynne then both go to England for a while until Hester Prynne comes back to New England.

Hester comes back because she believes she has to live out her punishment to the end and be true to herself. She came back to the Boston colony to counsel women on how to stay faithful so that they wouldn’t repeat her sin. Hester eventually dies in Boston and is buried next to Dimmesdale.

Reverend Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne are at a brook with their daughter Pearl. Hester had previously removed the scarlet letter from her chest, which was difficult for Pearl to deal with.