What does Aylmer represent?

What does Aylmer represent?

Aylmer, representing science, seeks to perfect nature, represented by Georgiana. His dream of cutting into her birthmark, which connects to her heart, provides a metaphor of science penetrating nature to seek and ultimately control its mysteries.

Is Aylmer evil in the birthmark?

Even though Aylmer isn’t evil, he is nevertheless despicable and sinister because he considers himself an apt judge of his wife’s moral fiber. In this passage, we see that Aylmer doesn’t merely want to wipe away the physical birthmark on his wife’s cheek.

Is Aylmer a flat character?

Aylmer/Georgianna Aylmer is a flat character because he stays the same throughout the story.

How did Aylmer feel about the birthmark before the wedding?

How did the emotions of embarrassment or shock/fear affect the appearance of the birthmark? How did Aylmer feel about the birthmark before their wedding? He had never felt anything about it before and it never bothered him. Describe the “dream” (nightmare) Aylmer has about the birthmark.

Why is Aylmer so intent on removing the birthmark?

Aylmer reasons that the birthmark is Nature’s way of showing Georgiana’s mortality and necessary humanity. He wants to remove the mark, then, not because he doesn’t like the way she looks, but because of what the symbol represents to him (see “Symbols, Imagery, Allegory”).

How did Georgiana really die in the birthmark?

She is very happy to almost be rid of burdensome birthmark, but once the birthmark, finally, completely fades, so does Georgiana. The potion that was used for the removal of her birthmark was poisonous and causes her to die.

What does Aylmer give Georgiana to remove the birthmark?

One night she reminds him of a dream he had. Aylmer remembers dreaming that he had removed the birthmark with a knife, plunging down until he had reached his wife’s heart, which he decided to cut out. Georgiana says that she will risk her life to have the birthmark erased.