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Is Miss Weaver auS answered - below
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D. A br5ef oatiiae of the story Dis-
cess th- plot;
: Iniicaf- the iueid.nts u.os- inter-
esrjaR Of SIR king 20 you. Discuss the
vavidne.s Of tsciden's IN seaerai
Cntadz= she HtfodnciaH-
Hon are the hero sud heroire IN
froiucees DiHea-s. DeseFtle as 20 char
aeteT a. . personal sppeararer. Ato
osbe- pfonsiuent characters. Hrro's most
notable d-ed. a1s o;h=s pufpe-e or desigs;
bis saervss
Cfnieize the roseitst.s sk,il for
sfousiHs soar sympathy CT dislike for a
ehaFaeses.
. Cntieias he author's knowledge %
. tuHlsu nasufe; his siss Of life; his depth
and siazerity.
:. Purpose Or 'eok. ard ho~ fsr
STAINED.
Passages showing the trend q the
hook Passages worth a seeond reading.
Three qaoiasious
IyANE4oE
& The story wss 10 douts written to
-iro~ the differences between the Nor
Hars ard saxous. ard sbozs What WI
frsd gave up TO rake peace between
thvin He 5 supposed to x in Tsaes;ine
TAOS Of The tine.
2 FAssaees q arms Al Aslhy.
Defeat 81 Ire Tenn TJar - Bois Cuiibert.
Tie Archery contest.
Cedric and his tram cap,ured and i'm.
rrisooel-
Sirge 81 ToEquiisioas-
Triai of Rehecra
Iy4nHle meets Beis-Cui.tsrt Tor Rebee-
ca
Rrhesca ard Issac leave England.
The sisge # TorquIistons vas TIE most
vivid and Interesting description IN the
book foilowea b the Passsge of Aru. 5
and the Archery eeuiss;.
We sre irtrsdncrd 10 The whoie
iook ia a forest. The Pre- AyHser and
Bcis GaiiftFs are laakiue for the house
ef Cedric. 3he ssxon. whittier they art
eui e. IS w5Ifrd hsrn.elf. disguised as q
Palmer Cedric and RoWena are found
ghere. and Issse Of York
Ro~eus inqaiTes about Palestine, he-
l.evine Wiffid To be there-
= Ivsrh1s is intrr,iuced IS Falr5e
ios IRE Holy ard. He afss rwssel
sppea7s - ile Hlaek Knight
g. be heroine IS the y ard uf Cedric the
ss1au- Rsbtcca : he dsufhier Il Isssc
Of York, who befrieuds YANKEE ana
enables lin to 6sfea; Bois Gnilt<lt.
Rawens Is sarou pc, and SUI ro-e5iy
fair fvauhee Is reifher dark nor III &c
any Hasrhed dsg-ee. Rebeeca, teiug :
JeNesz. IS dark.
The hero's rosi re'abie 9e,d sss the
defeat of Beis Guilbsrt tsice. The last
time lie voaid eefia-niy have h,eu de-
fea,ed had not rois-C CuiiteTt disa from
his oxa eart nding passions. ~
s. DO nus think tie writcr tries to
arouse The reasier's sympathy er eislike
for any character, though Of courze We
sre 1ed TO resrsct tie hero's mastery
f skir IN tie use of weapons aud Reiecca's
f protection 81 Tyanhoe until she IS carried
Of.
s. His plseiHg Of the characters shows
that he had certain knowlelze al hu-
man nzture. He pu, al his efiuris toward
the work, ard Of his depth and siacerfty
We may judge for ourselves.
:. It was written partly to make light
Of the differences between the Sormans
and Saxors. and partly to enable the
author to become the possessor OF some
mote of Scotland's mother earth. In the
former he succeeded quite well. and in the
latter only partially.
s. The description Of cedric's castle,
the Passage OF arms at Ashby, and the
Siege of TosqHiissone, seem to me best
worth repeated reading.