ct a humanitarian; rather he wanted to remove his wife's birthmark to satisfy his own dissatisfaction of it. However, Youra disagrees with my point of view that Aylmer's love of science becomes greater than that of his wife. Rather, Youra believes that Aylmer's love for Georgiana became based on his need for the perfection of her. My refutation of his quote points out that Aylmer's love of Georgiana had been undermined by his greater love of science. I believe that Aylmer's love of science was no match for his love towards his wife, which makes him a failure as a husband.
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