the scarlet letter- thoughts

As we read through the first few chapters i was disappointed. i thought the book was boring and was to confusing. yet as we read deeper into the book it gets better every chapter. the book has a very good plot or idea but i can't understand it unless i read it very slowly and read each chapter twice.
since we are in the heart of the book we can really start to analyzes the characters. my thoughts on Hester is that she is a good on the outside. she helps poor and treats everyone with respect. But on the inside she hates everyone and would do anything to change what the people think of her. Hester says that she would kill Pearl and then herself because she is in so much emotional pain. she really has horrible thoughts running wild in her mind.
Although Hester is having a troubled time Chillingworth is the worst sinner of them all. first her was "dead" so it was all most his fault that Hester committed the sin of adultery. She had no idea that Chillingworth was still alive. even though she wasn't married to Dimmesdale she thought she had no husband any longer. and at first Chillingworth forced Hester to marry him. now he is making Hester keep his true identity a secret. He is also torturing Dimmesdale. since he is the doctor he is "helping" Dimmesdale, because he is dieing from Shame.
overall this book is alright.