Host Billy Crystal might have put it best when just halfway into Sunday's 76th annual Academy Awards, he said, It's now official â there's nobody left in New Zealand to thank. With the night's biggest awards yet to be presented, it already seemed like director Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ruled the day.
Birthmark definition, a minor disfigurement or blemish on a person's skin at birth; nevus. See more.
Georgianaâs birthmark symbolizes mortality. According to the narrator, every living thing is flawed in some way, natureâs way of reminding us that every living thing eventually dies. The hand-shaped mark on Georgianaâs cheek is the one blemish on an otherwise perfect being, a blemish that marks her as mortal. Aylmerâs revulsion for his wifeâs birthmark suggests the horror he feels at the prospect of death.