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Extra Knowledge
Themes
Symbols
Birthmark
100

What is the Husbands Name?

Aylmer

100

What is Aylmer hoping to achieve with his Alchemy?

Perfection

100

How Does Perfection Relate to the Story?

Aylmer seeks to make his wife perfect 

100

What Does the Birthmark Represent?

Morality/Imperfection/Connection to the Natural World

100

What is the shape of the birthmark?

Little hand

200

What is the Wife's Name?

Georgiana

200

What Was the Age of Reflection?

Opposite of Age of Enlightenment

200

How Does This Story Show Submission and Sacrifice?

Georgiana sacrifices her life to appease her husband

200

What Does the Husband Represent?

Intellect/Science

200

Where is the birthmark located?

Georgiana's cheek

300

What is the servant's name?

Aminadab

300

What Does Aylmer Dream About?

Stabbing his wife in the chest

300

How does Science v Nature Relate to the Story?

Aylmer tries to defy nature with science to remove the birthmark

300

What Do Plants Represent?

Plants foreshadow the death of Georgianna and the ignorance of Aylmer

300

What is the color of the birthmark?

Crimson 

400

Why Can't the Husband Just Remove the Mark on the Surface?

He believes it goes deeper and stains her soul

400

How Does Morality Relate to the Story?

The birthmark resembles morality, also Aylmer's fear of morality

400

What Does the Servant Represent?

Nature

400

Why does the Husband Hate Her Birthmark?

It's her only flaw

500

What is the name of the robot on the example slide we used?

Rizzbot

500

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

500

What Does Sunlight Represent?

Sunlight represents Aylmer's disdain for nature

500

What Does the Servant Say About Her Birthmark?

He would've accepted it if he was her wife

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