N. Hawthorne "Rappaccini´s Daughter"

A Renaissance Tale of Human Hubris On the Interrelationship of Setting, Theme and Characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter" Contents Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 1 Argumentation...................................................................................................................... 2 1. The Fantastic Elements of the Setting.................................................................. 2 1.1. The Preface as a Foretaste..................................................................... 2 1.2. The Opening Phrase............................................................................... 3 1.3. Rappaccini's Garden.............................................................................. 3 1.3.a. The Garden of Eden and the Fairytale Garden....................... 3 1.3.b. Rappaccini's Garden as a Reflection of his Hubris .................5 2. The Renaissance as Temporal Setting.................................................................. 7 2.1. Direct Hints to the Renaissance............................................................. 7 2.2. The Renaissance as an Age of Radical Changes................................... 8 2.3. Italy …

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