Question

What are the rumors about Roger Chillingworth?

He could not get a job in Europe
He is a demon or Satan meant to test Dimmesdale
Heaven had brought him to save the minister
He practices the black arts
His laboratory fire came from hell
He was secretly a learned prince

Answer 1

He was a spy for the British crown
He had escaped from prison and was living under a false identity
He had murdered his wife and was now seeking revenge on her lover
He had made a pact with the devil for knowledge and power.