Aylmer's laboratory
E794684
Aylmer's laboratory is the secluded, alchemical workspace in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birth-Mark" where the scientist conducts his obsessive and morally fraught experiments to perfect human nature.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
literary setting ⓘ scientist's laboratory ⓘ |
| appearsInAuthorWork | Nathaniel Hawthorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Birth-Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Aylmer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Romantic-era critique of science
ⓘ
control over nature ⓘ danger of idealism ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdByAuthor | Nathaniel Hawthorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
filled with chemical apparatus
ⓘ
filled with furnaces and distilling equipment ⓘ gloomy ⓘ mysterious ⓘ secluded ⓘ windowless ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Birth-Mark (1843) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alembics and retorts
ⓘ
curtains or hangings that obscure light ⓘ distilling apparatus ⓘ furnaces ⓘ odor of chemicals ⓘ scientific instruments ⓘ various vials and phials ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Aylmer's house ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
primary setting of Aylmer's final experiment
ⓘ
site of Georgiana's death ⓘ space where Aylmer isolates Georgiana ⓘ stage for the climax of The Birth-Mark ⓘ |
| themeSymbolizes |
conflict between science and nature
ⓘ
moral danger of unchecked science ⓘ obsession with perfection ⓘ scientific hubris ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 18th or early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alchemical experiments
ⓘ
attempts to remove Georgiana's birthmark ⓘ experiments on human perfection ⓘ scientific experiments ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.