William Somerset Maugham [pic] The Verger The Round Dozen Salina Vargas English IV AP Period 8 The life of William Somerset Maugham laid the introduction to many of his novels‚ plays‚ or short stories. His experiences growing up and traveling the world were the base for his work At the young age of ten‚ Maugham became an orphan and was sent to live with a religious uncle and lived a life that revolved around school that eventually led him to be a qualified doctor. These childhood experiences
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Written by | W. Somerset Maugham(stories and screenplay) Noel Langley R. C. Sherriff | Starring | James Hayter Kathleen Harrison Nigel Patrick Wilfred Hyde-White Jean Simmons Michael Rennie Roland Culver | Release date(s) | 1 August 1950 | Running time | 91 minutes | Country | United Kingdom | Language | English | Trio (also known as W. Somerset Maugham’s Trio) is a 1950 British anthology film based on three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: "The Verger"‚ "Mr. Know-All" and "Sanatorium"
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The Verger Question | Answer | Characterization- | He wore it with complacence for it was the dignified symbol of his office‚ and with out it he had the disconcerting sensation of being somewhat insufficiently clad.” [Great Pride in work] (1st paragraph) | Point of View- | . “There had been a Christening that afternoon at St. Peter’s Neville Square. And Albert Edward Foreman still wore his verger’s gown.” [Foreman is the main character‚ but it is in 3rd person] (1st paragraph) | Events-
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The Verger by W. S. Maugham There had been a wedding that afternoon at St. Peter’s Church‚ and Edward Foreman still wore his verger’s gown. He had been verger for 16 years and liked his job. The verger was waiting for the vicar. The vicar had just been appointed. He was a red-faced energetic man and the verger disliked him. Soon the vicar came in and said: "Foreman‚ I’ve got something unpleasant to say to you. You have been here a great many years and I think you’ve fulfilled your duties quite
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Foreman has been the verger of St. Peter’s for sixteen years‚ which seems lengthy enough to assure him a life-time service there. Since “the vergers of St. Peter’s‚ like the popes Rome‚ were there for life”‚ Foreman could never‚ even in his wildest dream‚ think of the day when he would leave the church and no longer be a verger. Yet everything is not what it seems. That very day has come when the newly-appointed vicar comes to him with the forceful and cold announcement that he is to resign because
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THE VERGER by W. Somerset Maugham 1. What is the kind of behaviour of the verger in the first part of the story? Give examples The first part of the story presents the verger as a compliant man‚ anxious to exercise his profession in the best way possible. The care with which he maintains his clothes shows all his hard work and dedication. Still‚ the verger remains a humble and simple man who enjoys the simple pleasures of life‚ like a glass of beer with his dinner. 2. Would you qualify him as an
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Somerset Maugham "Louise" I could never understand why Louise bothered with me. She disliked me and I knew that behind my back she seldom lost the opportunity of saying a disagreeable thing about me. She had too much delicacy ever to make a direct statement‚ but with a hint and a sigh and a little gesture of her beautiful hands she was able to make her meaning plain. It was true that we had known one another almost intimately for five and twenty years‚ but it was impossible for me to believe
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William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist‚ but also a one of the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor’s Edge”. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemporary social order
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