"Rappaccini's Daughter" is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne that concerns a medical researcher in medieval Padua.

Characters

• Rappaccini - ethically dubious researcher of the medicinal properties of plants
• Giovanni - young medical student, the focus point of Rappaccini's research
• Beatrice - daughter of the researcher, imbued with poison by her father's garden
• Professor Baglioni - Giovanni's father's friend, a professor in medicine

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