How does Dimmesdale react the the truth that Chillingworth is Hester's husband and what does that say about chillingworths actions?

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reveals towho Chillingsworth is, he finds himself experiencing a number of intense emotions.
First he is furious that Hester has waited so long to tell him, wearing a frown so fierce the
author comments that Hester has never seen one quite so black. However, this fury does not last
long, and Dimmesdale collapses onto the forest floor mourning his inability to listen to his gut
feeling regarding the physician's ill will toward him. When Dimmesdale blames Hester aloud for
keeping him in the dark for so long, she finds herself desperate for his forgiveness, flinging
herself into the leaves next to him. She frantically pulls him in for an embrace she hopes will
alleviate his obvious pain. She feels as though she can bear any punishment, but Dimmesdale's
disapproval. After a time he tells her that he forgives her. He then faces a comforting
realization, there is someone who has committed a far crueler and greater sin than he and
Hester, Chillingsworth. Chillingsworth was deceitful, he led Dimmesdale to believe that he only
had Dimmesdale's best interest at heart, but he really was acting out an extreme form of
revenge. Chillingsworth's cruelty allows Dimmesdale to briefly feel less pain and
guilt.