Pandora's Box
ICSE · Class 10 · English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories)
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Revise & Test
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What to Focus On
- Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on 4 July 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, and died on 19 May 1864.
- Salem's Puritan history and association with the 1692 witch trials deeply influenced his work.
- His most famous novel is The Scarlet Letter (1850), which explores sin and guilt.
- The myth originates in Hesiod's Works and Days (c. 700 BCE) — one of the oldest Greek texts.
- In the original, Pandora is the first woman, created by Zeus as punishment for Prometheus stealing fire.
- Hawthorne presents Pandora as an innocent child, removing the punitive dimension of the original.
- The story has a clear seven-stage structure: paradise world, box arrives, Pandora arrives, obsession grows, opening, troubles escape, Hope released.
- The opening description of a perfect, trouble-free world creates a powerful contrast with what follows.
- Pandora hears the voices of the Troubles calling 'Let us out!' — they actively tempt her to open the box.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Pandora alone is responsible for opening the box — Epimetheus had no role in it.
Pandora is portrayed as a wicked, disobedient, or morally bad character.
Hope was released by accident along with the Troubles — it just happened to be there.
Memory Tips
Nathaniel Hawthorne — biographical facts (1804–1864, Salem, Massachusetts, Puritan guilt)
The world before the box — a paradise without suffering, disease, or sorrow
Epimetheus — a boy living alone who receives the box from Quicksilver
Quicksilver = Mercury/Hermes, messenger of the gods who delivers the box
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