What is the "nature of evil"?

Question

I am supposed to write an essay on Roger Chillingworth from Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter.'

I want my main focus (like the keyword to sum up my paper) to be "vengeance," but the prompt we were given is to "Describe the nature of evil that slowly consumes Chillingworth."

Would making my focal point Chillingworth's seek for vengeance be appropriate for this prompt? Like, can vengeance be considered that "nature of evil?"Thanks for any helpful input anybody has, I appreciate it!

Answer 1

Intention of malice against another person's well being , either for selfish or jealous purpose , and also the perceived action from another that inflicts pain in one .

Answer 2

A crazy twist to any paper that deals with evil is to reverse the spectrum on people. Actually this idea Im about to tell you is still somthing many people on earth don't understand.

Why dont you say that Evil is only somthing we humans labeled. Say that is was somthing that we still dont truely have a finite answer for. What could be evil to me can be good to some one else. What if this whole time what we consider doing good is actually destructive.

Religious people would say "it's what god will's and you get that special warm fealing inside when helping some one". Well back in the real world, it's obvious that some vengeful murderer's feel that same warm fuzzy fealing when their ripping some one apart.

Perhaps make a point that the "nature of evil" is really just a revert back to our original nature before social reforms and discourse's came into play.

When you turn the entire question around on your professor's, they really get a kick out of it and end up loving the paper. I know thats how im getting through college.

Answer 3

Yes, indeed, we answer. According to Native American Spirituality, a person's intent is the key. (One might say motive) By seeking vengeance, the intent is to harm others, why, to make Chillingworth feel better. That is his intent which is an evil intent, selfish and useless in the mean.
Great question!

Answer 4

I concur.

Vengeance or revenge is the nature of evil.

Inherently dwelling on negativity and the desire to return harm.

Eye for an eye with a negative twist.

Well done.

Peace.

Answer 5

The Nature of Evil is to destroy man's existence.
(Gen 2:9) And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Note: Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

EVIL:/ivəl/ Pronunciation/Spelled Pronunciation[ee-vuhl] Pronunciation
–adjective 1. morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked: evil deeds; an evil life.
2. harmful; injurious: evil laws.
3. characterized or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; unfortunate; disastrous: to be fallen on evil days.
4. due to actual or imputed bad conduct or character: an evil reputation.
5. marked by anger, irritability, irascibility, etc.: He is known for his evil disposition.
–noun 6. that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct: to choose the lesser of two evils.
7. the force in nature that governs and gives rise to wickedness and sin.
8. the wicked or immoral part of someone or something: The evil in his nature has destroyed the good.
9. harm; mischief; misfortune: to wish one evil.
10. anything causing injury or harm: Tobacco is considered by some to be an evil.
11. a harmful aspect, effect, or consequence: the evils of alcohol.
12. a disease, as king's evil.
–adverb 13. in an evil manner; badly; ill: It went evil with him.
—Idiom14. the evil one, the devil; Satan.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME evel, evil, OE yfel; c. Goth ubils, OHG ubil, G übel, OFris, MD evel]
—Related forms
e·vil·ly, adverb
e·vil·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. sinful, iniquitous, depraved, vicious, corrupt, base, vile, nefarious. See bad1. 2. pernicious, destructive. 6. wickedness, depravity, iniquity, unrighteousness, corruption, baseness. 9. disaster, calamity, woe, misery, suffering, sorrow.
—Antonyms 1. righteous.
(1Pe 3:17 ) For [it is] better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
(1Jo 3:12) Not as Cain, [who] was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

Evil is the total rebellion of Obedience of God’s will.

Answer 6

Could the evil possibly LOVE

Answer 7

Human free will.

Answer 8

"Evil" is what someone you strongly disagree with wishes to do.

Answer 9

Perversion and corruption.