Birthmark prompt 5

What is the birthmark symbolic of? How does it effectively act as a symbol? Why does it "act" the way it does?

Birthmark prompt 6

How would Georgiana describe her husband?

How would Aylmer describe his wife?

Birthmark prompt 7

What is Aylmer's "fatal flaw"? Explain.

What is Georgiana's "fatal flaw"? Explain.

Birthmark prompt 8

What is the nature of a "good" marriage or relationship? What aspects of Aylmer's and Georgiana's relationship are good?

Birthmark prompt 9

Is idealism or striving for perfection a kind of madness? How does this connect with the desire to dominate or control nature? How does Aylmer represent these desires, and what do you think Poe is saying through this character?

Birthmark Prompt 10

What is the relationship between self-image and happiness in this story and real life?

Pride and Prejudice Prompt 1

How and where is pride a factor in the novel? Explain with details.


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