Speak on or write an essay about your assessment of the story and your impression of it.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 493.

Say how the writer's attitude to his characters becomes revealed in the following quotations.

Explain how the characters of the story become revealed in the following episodes.

The Lord of the Manor 1. his way up (4); 2. the way he spoke about Old Masters (2, 7); 3. the way he was listening to Mr Big-ger's story at the mention of Earl Hurtmore (11)

Mr Bigger 1. his assessment of his customer (2); 2. his mental picture of his customer's daughter (4); 3. the way he was mention­ing some Old Masters (7, 8); 4. his remark about his customer's "natural instinct" (9); 5. his thoughts about what he had told his customers (33)

1. to the Lord of the Manor - His face wore a gloomy expres­sion. The corners of baby's mouth drooped. One almost expected him to burst into tears. (8) 78

2. to Mr Bigger - There was a knowing kindliness in his smile (10). He turned his long foxy nose toward the Lord of the Manor and smiled benevolently. (18)

3. to Lady Hurtmore and Giangolini - Giangolini had bar­gained to elope with fifty thousand sequins. Lady Hurtmore didn't on reflection, much relish the idea of love in a cottage. (28)

4. Which of the following could be said to be:

1. the theme of the story

Love and money. Art and money. Commercialization of art.

2. the message of the story

He that is full of himself is very empty.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

An ass louded with gold climbs to the top of the castle.