wait... who sinned the worst?

There is so much sinning going on in this story that it gets kind of hard to keep track of. First of all, there is Hester Prynne who committed adultery. Obviously this is a horrible sin, especially from the Puritan point of view. She broke both the laws of the land, and the laws of the church. The second sinner is Dimmesdale, who sinned with Hester. But he not only committed adultery, he lied, and hid his sin from the public eye. Even though he was a reverend, he was deceitful. Another sinner in this story is Roger Chillingworth. He lived solely to get revenge. His heart was filled with hate, and it consumed his whole life. He died with this hatred in his heart. Another sinner is Mistress Hibbins. She willingly follows the devil, and calls him master. The villagers are also sinners because they shun Hester and Pearl. They gossip and point fingers, even though most of them have sinned the same way Hester did.
Out of all of these sinners, I think the ones who sinned the worst are Roger Chillingworth and the villagers. They sinned in their hearts and did not forgive, while Dimmesdale and Hester openly repented of their sin.
One thing this story teaches us is that no one is perfect. We have all sinned, and should not judge others for the wrongs they have done.