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Arrogant, cruel, brutal, and we can use all the synonyms of those words to describe Aylmers character. It was his arrogance, what made him think, he is a scientist. It was his cruelty, what made him treat Georgiana like dirt. It was his brutality, what killsGeorgiana. But after all this there is a question remain. Was it all his fault? Was he the only one to blame for? If we take a look at the bosh from a different angel cant we say that, Georgiana is as well to blame for her lack of self-esteem. Isnt it her lack of self-confidence, provides the strength for his brutality.If there be the remotest possibility of it, continued Georgiana, let the attempt be made at whatsoever risk. Danger is nothing to me for life, while this hateful mark makes me the object of your horror and disgust, -- life is a burden, which I would fling down with joy. Either remove this unspeakable hand, or take my wretched life You have deep science. The entire world bears witness of it. You have achieved gr eat wonders. Cannot you remove this little, little mark, which I report with the tips of two small fingers? Is this beyond your power, for the sake of your own peace, and to save your poor wife from madness? Those were her exact word towards Aylmer. It was she who gave him the permission to play with her life. Couldnt she confront a little self-confidence and tell him on his face not to be troubled with it. Instead of telling him that, she started hating her birthmark too. As it says in the story Still, whenever she dared to look into the mirror, there she beheld herself pale as a white rose and with the crimson birthmark stamped upon her cheek. Not even Aylmer now hated it so overmuch as she. Evan after reading Aylmers science journal where there are more failure and hardly any(prenominal) success, she didnt say any thing to him instead she said, it had made her worship him more than ever.