Dimmsdale or Chillingworth?

     Reading through the chapters in the Scarlet Letter, I have to say that the character I sympathize the most with is Dimmsdale. Even though Dimmsdale is the one who had an affair with Hester and is the father of the child, I still feel remorse for him because it is obvious that he loves Hester and Pearl with all his heart. Dimmsdale regrets not confessing the truth and standing with Hester and Pearl in front of the whole town, but later on it is made pretty clear that he truly feels guilty for what he has done to them. Throughout the story, we find out that Dimmsdale feels enormously guilty that it has even begun to effect him mentally, emotionally, and psychically. He starts punishing himself by whipping and starving himself. He even went as far as carving the letter 'A' onto his chest and constantly puts his hand over it. One reason I also sympathize with Dimmsdale is because through everything he still loves Hester and Prynne. This is shown when he holds hands with the both of them on the stand where Hester received her punishment, even though it is at night, but he still wishes that he had stood with them. Chillingworth is torturing Dimmsdale and completely disregards his wife's feelings, while Dimmsdale actually met up with Hester in the forest and decided that they are going to run away to England, where him, Hester, and Pearl would be a real family.