Romantic Literature
When Georgianna dies as a result of her birthmark removal, this is an example of which romantic element?
Supernatural
Birthmark fades
Climax
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Georgiana/Aylmer
Hawthorne is from what town/city?
Salem
Sublime
Exposition
Ultimately, the failure of the experiment reveals this major lesson/theme.
Nobody can be perfect.
You can't go against nature.
You should accept imperfections.
During what century was Hawthorne born?
19th/1800s
Nature is where you find the sublime. Aylmer was attempting to go against it, which could only end poorly.
Aylmer shows off his previous experiments.
Rising Action
Foil
What is the name of Hawthorne's wife AND what did she do for work?
Sophie; illustrator/painter
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Georgiana dies in the end. This would be considered m________, a typical motif in gothic literature.
Macabre
Resolution
What lesson does Aylmer learn at the end of the story?
Hawthorne grew up in what sect of the Christian religion?
Puritan
Hawthorne was most likely attempting to demonstrate how THIS MOVEMENT overly relied on science for answers. Which movement was this most likely digging at?
Those who followed The Enlightenment.
Georgiana tells Aylmer that he has lost the best he could have had. Siri, play Best Thing I Never Had by Beyonce.
Falling Action
What TYPE of literature is this text?
Short Story
Those in the puritan religion believed in PREDESTINATION. What is this?
The belief that only a select few were chosen to go to Heaven at the beginning of time; nothing you do will change the outcome.