In Nathanial Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, the deceptive Roger Chillingworth could most certainly be considered a morally ambiguous character. Throughout the novel, Roger Chillingworth remains eternally deceptive about whether he is on the side of good or evil. Even at the end of The Scarlet Letter, Roger Chillingworth's knowledge is extremely nebulous. The mysterious Roger Chillingworth, although ultimately emanating evil, proves to be a challenge when it comes to determining his morality. Roger Chillingworth tries to fool us by playing the role of a doctor and strengthens his relationship with Hester Prynne. He lives with Arthur Dimmesdale, confirming that he is serving Arthur Dimmesdale with a useful medicine, when in fact it is draining the very life from his bones. Roger Chillingworth therefore realizes his moral ambiguity through deception, intelligence and an unknown history. Roger Chillingworth uses his deception several times throughout the novel. For example, in chapter three, Roger Chillingworth innocently approaches Hester Prynne, acting as if he has never seen her. Roger Chillingworth even questions a local townsman about Hester Prynne and the sins she committed. This shows that Roger Chillingworth deliberately intends to craft a misleading knowledge of his character in order to confuse one who might read The Scarlet Letter. Although Roger Chllingworth is the main antagonist of the novel, his deceptive nature allows him to retain an excessive amount of moral ambiguity. With this moral ambiguity, Roger Chillingworth is able to surreptitiously accomplish various things, including the death of Arthur Dimmesdale himself. character.Roger Chillingworth could be considered a morally ambiguous character due to his deceptiveness, intelligence, and nebulous past. It is with these three elements that Roger Chillingworth's moral ambiguity is significant to the work as a whole. Frankly, all of the characters in The Scarlet Letter could also be said to carry some degree of moral ambiguity. Arthur Dimmesdale, for example, is morally ambiguous because of his efforts to assert his identity as Pearl's father. Moral ambiguity is absolutely significant in The Scarlet Letter because it not only acts as an attribute for the characters but is also an extended theme in The Scarlet Letter. Therefore, moral ambiguity exists not only in Roger Chillingworth, but much more throughout The Scarlet Letter..