Friends

Chillingworth, to Dimmesdale, is a friend and a physician who helps him with his health and is good company. Yet Chillingworth is the exact opposite. He is manipulative, evil, and merciless as he destroys the good minister. Dimmesdale refused to believe that Chillingworth is bad because his belief that Chillingworth is good. Some of the towns people start to notice the evil that resides in Chillingworth. How can one tell if they do have a true friend? Most people assume their friends are trustworthy. People would hope their friends are psychopathic crazy maniacs that want revenge.  But you can never tell. Just like Dimmesdale, you can put your faith in someone, but you will never know a persons thoughts and true intentions. You can only interpret through your friends actions of what they want and what they do. No one knows exactly what I am thinking, and I don't exactly what other people are thinking. We have friends because we hope that we can trust another human being to help us out. And friends gain trust by helping and giving. That's how Chillingworth got close to Dimmesdale. He "helped" Dimmesdale out so that he could hurt and manipulate as he pleased. It reminds me of the quote, "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."(although Chillingworth really didn't have friends). If you really want to hurt someone bad, be his friend, and then stab him in the back. It may take 7 years, but it is totally worth it.