Rappaccini's Daughter

Nathaniel Hawthorn’s Rappaccini’s Daughter is a classic short story that has been studied and analyzed by literary scholars for years. The story follows the life of Beatrice Rappaccini, who is constantly surrounded by poisonous plants. Her father, a scientist named Rappaccini, has engineered these plants to be deadly, and Beatrice has become immune to their … Read more

Rappaccini’s Daughter is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It tells the story of Rappaccini, a scientist who creates a poisonous garden, and his daughter, who is immune to the poison. Rappaccini’s daughter is very beautiful, but she is also very lonely. She meets a young man named Giovanni, who falls in love with her. … Read more