Who is Mr. Hollingsworth from The Blithedale Romance and what is their importance? The_Blithedale_Romance English & Literature Mr. Hollingsworth | The Blithedale Romance

Mr. Hollingsworth is a member of the Blithedale community who arrives late at Blithedale after being petitioned by Mr. Moodie to escort Priscilla to the farm. He is a philanthropist, intent upon the reformation of criminals, and he cares for Coverdale during Coverdale's illness, attempting to convert the poet to his mode of thinking. Hollingsworth treats Priscilla very tenderly, though he courts Zenobia. When Coverdale rejects his ideologies, he angrily rejects Coverdale's friendship. Later, in town, Hollingsworth rescues Priscilla from the stage of a Village Hall during an interview with the Veiled Lady. Back in Blithedale, he tells Zenobia that he loves Priscilla. After the heart-broken Zenobia commits suicide, Hollingsworth discovers her body in the river, wounding her breast in death as he did in life. His request that Zenobia be buried on the sloping hill, which rumors claimed was the spot where they planned to erect their dwelling, is honored. Although he marries Priscilla, the woman that he loves, Hollingsworth is discontent with his life because he condemns himself as a murderer.