Romanticism In The Birthmark, By Nathaniel Hawthorne

Romanticism which is an artistic, music, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe in the late 18th century. Romanticism was between realistic and imaginary. Often Romanticism is tied to the emphasis on women and children, the respect to nature, and the criticism to the history. Individual expressions are very important in Romanticism as well.

The author of the Birthmark: Nathaniel Hawthorne, was one of the best-known romantics from 19 century. He was a Romantics with sadness and heavy heart, and contradictory thoughts in his mind. Just like the other romantics, Nathaniel wasn’t trying to be to rational in his writings, he was trying to emphasize the importance of emotional factor and natural rules in his writings.

The story that was written by Nathaniel basically talked about a husband and a wife. The wife was perfectly gorgeous except for a little birthmark on her face which was the husband’s pain in the neck. So the husband was trying to erase it using a technique that based on his scientific knowledge. After the persuasion, the wife finally gave in and took the surgery that was operated by her husband. Finally, after erasing the birthmark, the wife died. Nathaniel was trying to signify the importance of

Do not repent that with so high and pure a feeling, you have rejected the best the earth could offer. Aylmer, dearest Aylmer, I am dying!". The love of the wife for the husband was boundless, she was willing to do everything for him, spiritually and substantially. Her heart breaks when she saw the scared face of her husband looking at her birthmark, so she agreed to remove the birthmark by drinking the potion that her husband made. Yet, her husband was blinded by the substantial perfection that he thought he could get while ignoring the spiritual perfection which was the love between them. Because of his stubborn thought of removing the birthmark on the wife’s cheek, he eventually lost