According to the Bible, God declared that “It is not good for man to be alone” and therefore created Eve to be Adam’s partner in the Garden of Eden. In the final scene of “Rappaccini's Daughter”, set in the poisonous garden, Rappaccini tells Beatrice that, due to his science, Giovanni is a fit partner and “thou art no longer lonely.” How does this allusion to the biblical story of creation demonstrate Rappaccini’s pride? What light does it throw on the nature of evil in Rappaccini and his garden?