Characters
What is the Husbands Name?
Aylmer
What is Aylmer hoping to achieve with his Alchemy?
Perfection
How Does Perfection Relate to the Story?
Aylmer seeks to make his wife perfect
What Does the Birthmark Represent?
Morality/Imperfection/Connection to the Natural World
What is the shape of the birthmark?
Little hand
What is the Wife's Name?
Georgiana
What Was the Age of Reflection?
Opposite of Age of Enlightenment
How Does This Story Show Submission and Sacrifice?
Georgiana sacrifices her life to appease her husband
What Does the Husband Represent?
Intellect/Science
Where is the birthmark located?
Georgiana's cheek
What is the servant's name?
Aminadab
What Does Aylmer Dream About?
Stabbing his wife in the chest
How does Science v Nature Relate to the Story?
Aylmer tries to defy nature with science to remove the birthmark
What Do Plants Represent?
Plants foreshadow the death of Georgianna and the ignorance of Aylmer
What is the color of the birthmark?
Crimson
Why Can't the Husband Just Remove the Mark on the Surface?
He believes it goes deeper and stains her soul
How Does Morality Relate to the Story?
The birthmark resembles morality, also Aylmer's fear of morality
What Does the Servant Represent?
Nature
Why does the Husband Hate Her Birthmark?
It's her only flaw
What is the name of the robot on the example slide we used?
Rizzbot
How Does Fatal Pride Relate to the Story?
Aylmer is confident in his scientific abilities, but he does not see the negative impacts they cause
What Does Sunlight Represent?
Sunlight represents Aylmer's disdain for nature
What Does the Servant Say About Her Birthmark?
He would've accepted it if he was her wife