Synopsis
Rappaccini's Daughter is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1844. The story takes place in Padua, Italy, and centers around a young man named Giovanni Guasconti who becomes enamored with his neighbor, Beatrice Rappaccini. Beatrice is the daughter of a brilliant scientist, Dr. Rappaccini, who has been experimenting with poisonous plants and their effects on humans. As Giovanni becomes more involved with Beatrice, he begins to realize that she has been poisoned by her father's experiments and is herself poisonous to others.
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