Rappaccini’s daughter, at first glance appears to be a story of an evil scientist. Looking at it from that perspective Baglioni would take on the role of an untraditional hero. As the story is broken down and further analyzed in depth you begin to notice that the roles of the two men are not at cut and dry as they appear. In fact they even have similar qualities that can not put them into …showed first 75 words of 513 total…

…showed last 75 words of 513 total…are different. Both men had good intentions it was just the way their ideas were carried out. They each used the emotions of a friend or loved one to reach a personal goal. The only difference is, Rappaccini may have been merely a case of clouded judgement while Baglioni’s was fully intentional. The fact that both men had negative methods and positive reasons means that neither of them could be labeled good or evil.