Canterville
You will have 30 minutes to prepare a presentation to a group of your class mates about Oscar Wilde’s short story The Canterville Ghost (1887). Your presentation should include the following points and should last about 15 minutes. Feel free to use the Internet:
An introduction to Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was born the 16th October 1845 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an Irish writer and poet.
After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s.
Wilde died of meningitis on 30 November 1900 at the age of 46.
An introduction to the story and its plot
"The Canterville Ghost" is a popular short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in the magazine “The Court and Society Review” in February 1887.
"The Canterville Ghost" is featuring a spirit named Sir Simon and an American ambassador named Mr. Hiram B. Otis. Mr. Otis travels to England with his family and moves into a haunted castle. Lord Canterville, the previous owner of the castle, warns Mr. Otis that the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville has haunted the castle ever since he killed his wife, Eleanor, centuries ago. But Mr. Otis dismisses the ghost story as bunk and disregards Lord Canterville's warnings. When the Otis’s learn that the castle is indeed haunted, they succeed in victimizing the ghost and in disregarding age-old British traditions.
An analysis of the text’s tone/atmosphere, setting, characters, language/style.
Characters:
The ghost: He is the ghost of Canterville Chase. He was Sir Simon de Canterville and died in 1584. His spirit still haunts the chase. His aspect is very terrible.
Mr. Otis: The head of the Otis family and father. He is a middle-aged American ambassador; he is determinate, inflexible, rational, practical and pragmatic, in conclusion a true American.
Setting: The story of the Canterville Ghost takes place in an old English Country house Canterville
An introduction to Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was born the 16th October 1845 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an Irish writer and poet.
After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s.
Wilde died of meningitis on 30 November 1900 at the age of 46.
An introduction to the story and its plot
"The Canterville Ghost" is a popular short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in the magazine “The Court and Society Review” in February 1887.
"The Canterville Ghost" is featuring a spirit named Sir Simon and an American ambassador named Mr. Hiram B. Otis. Mr. Otis travels to England with his family and moves into a haunted castle. Lord Canterville, the previous owner of the castle, warns Mr. Otis that the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville has haunted the castle ever since he killed his wife, Eleanor, centuries ago. But Mr. Otis dismisses the ghost story as bunk and disregards Lord Canterville's warnings. When the Otis’s learn that the castle is indeed haunted, they succeed in victimizing the ghost and in disregarding age-old British traditions.
An analysis of the text’s tone/atmosphere, setting, characters, language/style.
Characters:
The ghost: He is the ghost of Canterville Chase. He was Sir Simon de Canterville and died in 1584. His spirit still haunts the chase. His aspect is very terrible.
Mr. Otis: The head of the Otis family and father. He is a middle-aged American ambassador; he is determinate, inflexible, rational, practical and pragmatic, in conclusion a true American.
Setting: The story of the Canterville Ghost takes place in an old English Country house Canterville