Thursday, February 7, 2008

Birthmark prompt 2

What elements of Romanticism does the story contain? Give a quote to support your assertion.

Birthmark prompt 3

How does this story relate to today?

Birthmark prompt 4

What does Aminadab represent in the story? How does he act as a foil for Aylmer? What do you think of him?

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?