What are some similarities (and differences) between "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Birthmark"? What are some other intertwined themes between the two...

In both stories, the
protagonistsAylmer in ""
and the titular Goodman Brownuse their wives, Georgiana and
Faith,
respectively, in order to better their own situations.

Regarding
the
removal of her birthmark, Aylmer says to his wife, "'what will be my
triumph when I shall
have corrected what Nature left imperfect in her fairest
work!'" He feels absolutely
assured of his ability to succeed in removing the
crimson hand that marks her cheek, the
birthmark that he feels is the only
thing to mar her otherwise perfect beauty. Aylmer believes
that, when he
succeeds in perfecting what...