. 10 821.111(73)–32 . . . ( ) , ! , " + & ' , ' , ! ' , ! + # # ! ! ! % & ! # $, & !( ! ! & . ! , # # .) % $ % & ! . & " & $ " $ . ! & & & ! , ! , ! , ' ! ! $. , !" , %% '" ( % % , % .) ( , ( , % [2]. + . % ' * % , % - , ! ( . , , , % % , % , , ( - % % % # # . ' . % ' * - , , [1, p. 13 – 48]. $ !. * . # . . & " % $ & ! . , " " $ .,% ) - . . !. % .. ' (R. Stewart) « " : » (Nathaniel Hawthorne: A Biography, 1984) % % : 1. «the wholesome New England girl, bright, sensible, and self-reliant»; 2. «the frail, sylpth-like creature, easily swayed by a stronger personality»; 3. «the woman with an exotic richness in her nature» [3, p. 98] (1. « . % '! , & ! $ !, (! , ! # »; 2. «$ & , ' + ,! ' & & # & ! ! !, % ! " »; 3. « # / " % . / ! / ' & & »). ()% % % % # – . 0.). / ( , % , # %, % .+ , % ( , ) . % ( , ) ( . , % « : % % ( » (Hawthorne and Women: Engendering and Expanding the Hawthorne Tradition) / . - % (J. Idol) !. % (M. 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(« -% 10 » («The New Adam and Eve», 1843)). , « -% » . : «In the course of the world’s lifetime, every remedy was tried for its [sin] cure and extirpation, except the single one, the flower that grew in Heaven, and was sovereign for all the miseries of earth. Man never had attempted to cure sin by LOVE!» [7, p. 752] («) % ) % [ ]– , % ( ( , .$ % ( $721,87!») [8, . 24]. 3 , % . , % # % # % % # . 1% , , % .9 % %( , , % ,% " & .+ , % & % , # % . ( , «. % » («The Birth-mark», 1843) «/ . » («Rappaccini’s Daughter», 1844) – ,% , % , .9 & ,/ % , «. % » # % – ,% % % # , % & # % ,« ' "& ! / & . 6 ! ' $ , ' , , , ' & $ ! ! , ! ! 7%! . 4 » [5, . 229]. % % % % , % % , , & ,« & , ! – " , & / ! % ' ! , & . ' # , ,– , . &! "» [5, . 230 – 231]. , % , / % , % & « ! % , , ! ' !, . ! » [5, . 242]. + , . % « » , " % % . % / % , % & «'! " », , , & « », « ! % », « !,& », « » [5, . 230 – 239]. . % ! (R. Millington) «) % . » («The Meanings of Hawthorne’s Women») % , XIX , # , % [9]. + , , , % , % «& ! , , » [5, . 229], % « # » , % . & % , , 2 «/ . ». ' % ,% # 5 % ( - & , % &% % % ./ % ,2 / ,« ! ' ! # ' ! , ! . % $ * " % , ! "( , " 0 " , !(' , ! 4 » [5, . 315]. 1 , % & ( % , & , % / , &. $ 2 , , % , % .4 / .1 " , , . # 2 , &% # , % % # .1 , % / &, , . , 2 % % « ! ! (+ ' », & «& ! %», « % , », « ! , , !, , # », «" # , ' % ' # ., + ! » [5, . 321]. ' % , % % 5 .: ( # ,2 , % , # « % » / , , % & . "#$ ., . . , , % % , , , % .3 , , 29 2013 1 2 )- -3 - - -2 4 2 1 - - % ( # .4 , 2 , , % ( 1 % .2 , .. ' % . , ,% ,( % % % % , , . ( , , " , % . $0+ .-+:.1. Wineapple, B. Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804 – 1864: A Brief biography / B. Wineapple // A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne ed. by L.J. Reynolds. – New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. – 223 p. 2. Mitchell, T.S. Hawthorne’s Fuller Mystery / T.S. Mitchell. – Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1998. – 332 p. 3. Randall, S. Nathaniel Hawthorne: A Biography / S. Randall. – New Haven: Yale University Press, 1984. – 279 p. 4. Hawthorne and Women: Engendering and Expanding the Hawthorne Tradition, eds., John L. Jr., Idol and Melinda Ponder. – Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1999. – 336 p. 5. , .0 % : 2- . / . ; . . -. / . – $.: 6 % . ., 1982. – +. 2. – 512 . 6. The Selected Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, ed. by J. Myerson. – Ohio: Ohio State University Press, 2002. – 277 p. 7. Hawthorne, N. Tales and Sketches / N. Hawthorne. – New York: Literary Classics of the United States, Inc., 1982. – 1493 p. 8. , .4 / . . – !.: + , 1998. – 222 . 9. Millington, R.H. The Meanings of Hawthorne’s Women / R.H. Millington [Electronic resource]. – Mode of access: http://www.hawthorneinsalem.org/Literature/Melville/LiteraryLinks/MMD1210.html. – Date of access: 20.06.2013. ) & ! 24.06.2013 WOMEN’S CHARACTERS IN N. HAWTHORNE’S TALES E. BLAGODYOROVA The article deals with the most frequently occuring women’s characters in N. Hawthorne’s tales. The author emphasizes the influence which women surrounding the writer exerted on his artistic development and creation of certain female characters during various periods of his life. It is attempted to classify women in his stories according to their role. Special emphasis is put on women who can help men to redeem their fault with love and mercy. Taking into consideration the analyzed material it is concluded what are the most valuable women’s qualities of character in writer’s opinion. 30