Rappaccini's Daughter | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Giovanni Guasconti - Recently moving to another part of Italy and away from his parents, this character's naivety ends up destroying him.

Beatrice Rappaccini - Apart from wandering through nature, this character seems to do little all day and has no one to talk to.

Giacomo Rappaccini - In the name of science, this character ruins the life of his only child.

Pietro Baglioni - Not caring who he hurts on the way, this character does everything in his power to prove he is right.

Lisabetta - This character is the first to...
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