American Romanticism Biblical Similarities in Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter" In Nathanial Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter," many biblical parallels can be found. This short story duplicates the first three chapters of Genesis in the Bible. The similarities range from the characters, to the setting, and even to the deadly plant in the story. The account of Adam and Eve in Genesis chapters 1-3 is extremely similar to the situation of Giovanni and Beatrice in "Rappaccini's Daughter". In both "…showed first 75 words of 476 total…

…showed last 75 words of 476 total…ves Beatrice the vial she then dies because the poison is too entwined with her body. Sadly, she was not given a second chance like Adam and Eve. The story of "Rappaccini's Daughter" is an extremely enjoyable story with close biblical ties. The parallels are extremely apparent and also very important. What seems to be a story simply of fatal love is quite possibly a retelling of the opening chapter of Genesis in the Bible.