... for it marks the end of Rappaccini's experiment and the loss of his only companion. Throughout these events, Hawthorne conveys the romantic belief that science corrupts humans and inflames the greed for knowledge that is beyond human limits. However, for the romantics, science is not the only element related to corruption. Like science, culture is seen as a threat to human souls ... characteristics. Through the characters, Baglioni, Rappaccini, the black color, the poisonous garden and Beatrice he asserts that the Romantics reject science. According to them, it corrupts human beings and...

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... main character, Goodman Brown, meets an old man on a dark path. The old man is described as wearing a cloak and carrying a crooked staff, both of which are meant to be symbols of the devil where in actuality they are items used by wizards and witches alike. In the story the author likens the man's staff to "the serpent's tail" (Hawthorne ln29 ... perfect trust. Ye must live and let live, fairly take and fairly give" (Aradia). The code goes on to say, "When ye have and hold a need; hearken not to other's greed. With no fool no season spend; or be counted as his friend" (Aradia lns21-22)....

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• Grade Level: High School