Romantic Elements
Author Information
Characters
Misc.
Symbols
100
Aylmer's Laboratory- evokes fear and builds tension. (ex. fire, dark and gloomy)
What is the Setting?
100
Born- July 4, 1804 in Salem, Mass.
When is Nathaniel Hawthorne's birthday?
100
Smart and strong. A servant to Aylmer.
Who is Aminadab?
100
May 19, 1964 Plymouth, New Hampshire.
When did Nathaniel Hawthorne die?
100
A tiny handprint and token of magic endowments, given by a fairy.
What is the birthmark?
200
The unfair fault of beauty on Georgiana's face, which is her only flaw.
What is Nature?
200
Sophia Peabody.
Who did he marry?
200
Georgiana has the birthmark. In the end, she dies because of it.
Who has the "fatal flaw" in the story?
200
Fanshawe 1828.
What was the first novel Nathaniel Hawthorne published?
200
The fairy.
Who gave Georgiana the birthmark?
300
Aylmer expects perfection of his wife and Aminadab (the servant) does not care about perfection at all.
How are Aylmer and Aminadab different from each other?
300
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
What poet did he go to college with?
300
A scientist who lives in an imperfect world, but strives for perfection in curing his wife's birthmark.
Who is Aylmer?
300
Melodramatic, Good vs. Evil.
What are 2 romantic style plots?
300
The flowers.
What received the first test of the potion and was cured?
400
Suspense, dark, gloomy, intensity, tension building.
What are Emotions?
400
The Scarlet Letter.
What is another book written by him?
400
Aminadab.
Who was against the removal of the "fatal flaw"?
400
A feeling of discontented or resentful longing by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
What is envy?
400
Aminadab.
Who was the voice of reason in The Birthmark?
500
The potions that cure Georgiana's imperfection.
What supernatural element, other than the fairy, is in this story?
500
The Hathorne's were involved in religious persecutions. John Hathorne, was one of the 3 judges at the Salem Witch Trials.
Why did Nathaniel Hawthorne add the W to his last name?
500
Georgiana.
Who is the most dynamic character? Explain.
500
Supernatural, Many emotions evoked, Nature plays a very important role.
What is 3 Major Characteristics of romantic style writing?
500
Georgiana.
What is the closest thing to perfection?
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