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What is gold.
Color of Aylmer's "elixir of life"
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What is Aylmer.
Devotes his life to science
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One theme in "The Birthmark". Explain with evidence.
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What is Aylmer.
Who said "I might well dream of it; for before I fell asleep it had taken a pretty firm hold of my fancy."
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What is humanity,morality,human nature. (Answers may vary)
The significance of the shape of the birthmark.
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What is pressing their lips to the mysterious hand.
Georgiana's lovers tried to get close to the birthmark by
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What is Georgiana's devotion to keep Aylmer happy. What is her vulnerability, and representation of human imperfection and mortality. (Answers may vary)
Why does Georgiana agree to remove her birthmark? What does this say about Georgiana and what she represents?
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What is man's physical nature,man. (Answer may vary)
Aminidab symbolizes..
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What is the "perfect and lovely flower" Aylmer presented to her.
What was Georgiana inferring to when she said "It is magical! I dare not touch it."
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What is the outcome of a husband who thinks that as a scientist, he can control nature and its imperfection (birthmark) which leads to the death of Georgiana. (Answers may vary)
Why is Aminadab laughing when Georgiana dies?
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What is right. What is a frightful object, symbol of imperfection. (answers may vary)
The side of cheek Aylmer kissed Georgiana.
What does this say about Aylmer's opinion of the birthmark? |
What is more focused on the science of the situation.
After Georgiana died, the narrator states: "Yet, had Aylmer reached a profounder wisdom, he need not this have flung away the happiness..." What does this infer about Aylmer?
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Give an example of Man vs. Self with evidence.
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What is Georgiana feeling sympathy for Aylmer that he cannot even accept the near-perfection that nature has offered him.
What does Georgiana mean when she says "My poor Aylmer...you have rejected the best the earth could offer."
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Did Alymer's obsession with the birthmark reflect his obsession over Georgiana or science? Use EVIDENCE to support your view.
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What is whether Aylmer favors science over love or not.
Th main idea of the first paragraph.
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What is her feeling that it is apart of who she is.
Georgiana states, "I know not what may be the cost of is to rid me of this fatal birthmark.Perhaps its removal may cause cureless deformity; or it may be the stain goes as deep as life itself." How does this quote exemplify Georgiana's feelings toward the
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The vial symbolizes...
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What is Aylmer's mistake which lies in assuming that human nature, bringing with it all its flaws and its mortality, is something distinct from the spirit that causes the degradation of the higher nature.
"It may be the stain goes as deep as life itself." What is Georgiana trying to say to Aylmer?
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Barbara Eckstein claims that Georgiana's death is as much her doing as Aylmer's. How can this be?
Cite EVIDENCE to support Eckstein's view. |
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What is Albertus Magnus, Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus, Brazen Head creator.
Name one of the four philosophers mentioned by the narrator and the purpose of the name for the story.
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What is not living in the moment and being grateful for the blessing (wife) he has. Aylmer is always trying to get one step ahead of life without knowing how fragile it is. (Answers may vary)
"He failed to look beyond the shadowy scope of time, and, living once for all in eternity, to find the perfect future in the present." From this quote, how does this relate to Aylmer's mindset of life?
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Explain how Aylmer views life and science. How do his views connect with the overall moral and theme of the story? Cite examples.
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What is Georgiana hiding her birthmark from Aylmer because she thinks he is disgusted by it. (Answers may vary)
Aylmer states: " Do not shrink from me! Believe me, Georgiana, I even rejoice in this single imperfection, since it will be such a rapture to remove it." What causes him to say this?
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What is her insecurity and vulnerability created by Aylmer's constant badgering of her birthmark as a sin and imperfection .(Answers may vary)
"It is magical!" cried Georgiana. "I dare not touch it."
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