The following quotation from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birt…
The following quotation from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birth-Mark” is taken from the beginning of the story and represents the place in a story where the author traditionally introduces the characters and provides basic information about the story. This part of the plot is called__________________. “ had devoted himself, however, too unreservedly to scientific studies ever to be weakened from them by any second passion. His love for his young wife might prove the stronger of the two, but it could only be by intertwining itself with his love of science and uniting the strength of the latter to his own.”