He loved everything about his wife; her beauty, her personality, all except for the small birthmark on her cheek. Aylmer refuses to accept the fact that this tiny imperfection exists so he then relentlessly tries with all his might to rid Georgiana of this defect. This soon becomes his tragic flaw, slowly leading him to his tragic end. For example, the story states “... it became the central point of all. With the morning twilight Aylmer opened his eyes upon his wife’s face and recognized the symbol of imperfection…” (Hawthorne 2). His relentless attitude towards this causes him to heavily rely on science, causing his love for it to increase. This love starts out as a good characteristic, but quickly turns fatal. He had selfish intentions in fixing this imperfection that others adored. All these experiments eventually killed Georgiana and left him widowed. Therefore, Aylmer’s tragic flaw is his inability to deal with