Villain of the Scarlet Letter?

Question: Villain of the Scarlet Letter!?

Ok, I have not read the book in-depth, and unfortunately do not have time!. I understand Robert Chillingworth is the Villian, and the Puritan Society can be seen as it too!. Can someone please explain why they are the villian(s) and give examples!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Pretty sure it's Roger Chillingworth!. But he's the villain because he is getting in the way of our protagonist's dreams!. Like either being with the man she loves or living a decent life with he child!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Chillingworth is not the villain, Puritan society is!. Hawthorne wrote TSL to show people how awful Puritan society was!. (His great-great grandfather was a Puritan judge who sentenced women to die in the Salem witch trials!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com