Nathaniel Hawthorne uses multiple Romantic traits to write the personality of the character in “Rappaccini’s daughter”. The story happened in a small and limit space with only 4 major characters; in the story, Hawthorn constructs Rappaccini, Beatrice, Giovanni and Baglioni with many different Romantic traits. Innocence, the concern for hidden truth, the inexplicable, and the love of nature makes Nathaniel Hawthorne's “Rappaccini's Daughter” Romantic literature.
Dr. Rappaccini, a genius doctor with the crazy dedication of science trapped Beatrice into his alluring garden with hundreds of flower blossom ever since she was born. Hawthorn builds Beatrice as an innocent girl with childlike qualities; Beatrice is not only the daughter of Rappaccini …show more content…
Is it the perfume of your gloves? It is faint, but delicious, and yet, after all, by no means agreeable. Were I to breathe it long, methinks it would make me ill” (Hawthorn). The random speech comes from Baglioni‘s mouth against Giovanni’s view of Beatrice but also solved all sorts of questions he had toward Beatrice. Giovanni realizes the reason of Beatrice resist touch with Giovanni and the death of the flower he gives to her. According to the little tiny smell catch by Baglioni, Giovanni has successfully discovered the poisonous Beatrice. The reason that Beatrice is poisonous is because of the desire of her father’s perfectibility in science. Hawthorne constructs Rappaccini as a father who cares science more than his daughter just to reflect the value of his life; “Rappaccini with his black magic and his “insane zeal for science,” as Baglioni calls it, must be ever present to make the story literally possible and symbolically meaningful, but it is present evil, and woman poisoned” (Waggoner). In the story, Rappaccini more often is silent, but his power is far better than his words. He was not entirely dedicated to science, he knows how to protect himself in order to carry out his experiments for a longer time. In Rappaccini’s view, he is the men who carry the sacred mission in his shoulder. After a long conversation between Giovanni and Baglioni in Giovanni’s room, Giovanni releases his anger to Beatrice and feel sorrowful for their relationship. He recognizes his weakness and accused himself, “Oh, weak, and selfish, and unworthy spirit, that could dream of an earthly union and earthly happiness as possible after such deep love had been so bitterly wronged as was Beatrice’s love by
Dr. Rappaccini, a genius doctor with the crazy dedication of science trapped Beatrice into his alluring garden with hundreds of flower blossom ever since she was born. Hawthorn builds Beatrice as an innocent girl with childlike qualities; Beatrice is not only the daughter of Rappaccini …show more content…
Is it the perfume of your gloves? It is faint, but delicious, and yet, after all, by no means agreeable. Were I to breathe it long, methinks it would make me ill” (Hawthorn). The random speech comes from Baglioni‘s mouth against Giovanni’s view of Beatrice but also solved all sorts of questions he had toward Beatrice. Giovanni realizes the reason of Beatrice resist touch with Giovanni and the death of the flower he gives to her. According to the little tiny smell catch by Baglioni, Giovanni has successfully discovered the poisonous Beatrice. The reason that Beatrice is poisonous is because of the desire of her father’s perfectibility in science. Hawthorne constructs Rappaccini as a father who cares science more than his daughter just to reflect the value of his life; “Rappaccini with his black magic and his “insane zeal for science,” as Baglioni calls it, must be ever present to make the story literally possible and symbolically meaningful, but it is present evil, and woman poisoned” (Waggoner). In the story, Rappaccini more often is silent, but his power is far better than his words. He was not entirely dedicated to science, he knows how to protect himself in order to carry out his experiments for a longer time. In Rappaccini’s view, he is the men who carry the sacred mission in his shoulder. After a long conversation between Giovanni and Baglioni in Giovanni’s room, Giovanni releases his anger to Beatrice and feel sorrowful for their relationship. He recognizes his weakness and accused himself, “Oh, weak, and selfish, and unworthy spirit, that could dream of an earthly union and earthly happiness as possible after such deep love had been so bitterly wronged as was Beatrice’s love by