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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Published in 1831,The Hunchback of Notre-Dame tells a tragic story of events in Paris.Esmeralda 's beauty means that many men fall in love with her.One such man sends the bunchback Quasimodo to kidnap Esmeralda.But Quasimodo fails and is captured and tortured in public.Esmeralda hears his call for water, and steps forwards out of mercy.She offers Quasimodo a drink of water,which saves him and also captures bis heart.When Esmeralda is later sentenced to death for a crime she did not commit,Quasimodo rescues her from an angry crowd outside the Notre-Dame Cathedral.Esmeralda is safe from execution as long as she stays inside the cathedral...
1 Why do you think Victor Hugo is known as the "Shakespeare of France" 2 What do you know about Romanticism Do some research to find out more about it.
Read the passage and find out why Quasimodo rescued Esmeralda.
Esmeralda and Quasimodo were still for several moments, as they considered their predicament in silence, she so graceful, he so repulsive. Every moment Esmeralda discovered some fresh defect in Quasimodo, as her glance travelled from his knock knees to his hunched back, from his hunched back to his single eye.How anyone could be formed in such a way was beyond her comprehension. Yet there was so much melancholy and so much gentleness spread over all this that she gradually adjusted to it.
He was the first to break the silence. "So you were telling me to return ”
She moved her head, and said, "Yes.”
He understood the motion of the head."But!”he said, as though hesitating whether to finish,"l am - l am deaf.”
“Poor wretch!" exclaimed Esmeralda, with an expression of heartfelt compassion.
He began to smile sadly.
“You suppose that was all that I was missing,do you not Yes, I am deaf, that is the way I am made. It is horrible, is it not, next to your exquisite beauty!”
There lay in the accents of the unfortunate man so significant an awareness of his sadness that she had not the strength to utter a syllable.In any case,he would not have heard her. He continued:
Then he began to laugh, and that laugh was the most heartbreaking sound in the world.He continued:
“Never have I viewed my ugliness as at the present moment. When I compare myself to you, I feel an immense pity for myself, poor unfortunate monster that I am! Be honest, to you I must resemble some savage creature.You, you are a ray of sunshine, a drop of dew,a birdsong, whilst I am something terrible,neither human nor beast. I don't know what I am, as I am coarser，more downtrodden, and plainer than a pebble!”
“Yes, I am deaf,but you shall talk to me with your hands as my master talks to me, and then l shall quickly know your wishes from the movement of your lips, from your expression.”
“Well!” she smiled,"Explain to me why you rescued me.”
He watched her intently while she was speaking.
"I understand," he replied." You ask me why I rescued you.You have forgotten an unfortunate person who attempted to kidnap you one night, this same person to whom you showed kindness when he was being punished.A drop of water and a little pity - that is more than I can repay with my life. You have forgotten that unfortunate soul, but he remembers it.”
She listened to him with profound tenderness.A tear swam in the eye of Quasimodo, but did not fall.He seemed to make it a point of honour to keep it at bay.
Why did Quasimodo rescue Esmeralda
Underline the sentences that describe Esmeralda and Quasimodo's appearances and feelings. Write a short paragraph to describe how Esmeralda and Quasimodo see each other.
Now work in pairs.Read the passage again and find out how Esmeralda's feelings towards Quasimodo changed.Share your answers with your partner.
Work in groups.Give a talk about the character in the passage that makes the greatest impression on you.
Now think about whether you can express yourself clearly or under stand others in the group talk, and what your strengths or weaknesses are,compared to those of the others in your group.
Writing about a literary work
The Picture of Dorian Gray
This book by Oscar Wilde tells the story of Dorian Gray, a very handsome young man who spends his life only concerned with his own pleasure, regardless of the suffering he brings to others.
The story starts with young Dorian having his portrait painted.His friend Lord Wotton talks about beauty and pleasure being the only important things in life.Fascinated by his words, Dorian wishes he could remain young and good-looking always, with his portrait growing old instead of him.
Soon afterwards, Dorian is surprised to find his wish has come true, after he meets Sybil, an innocent actress who falls in love with him. Dorian heartlessly abandons her just because she performs poorly one night. When he learns that Sybil has killed herself, Dorian finds his face in the painting has taken on a cruel look.
He hides the painting away so that no one else may see it. For the next 18 years, Dorian engages in various evil deeds. His portrait ages and reveals his inner ugliness. One day, he suddenly comes to be fearful of his past crimes and wants to start a new life.But his portrait remains the same and reminds him of everything he has done.Feeling desperate, he tries to destroy the portrait with a knife, but it is he who is killed. His body is discovered , old and awful, while his portrait is young and handsome once again. In the story,what matters most to Dorian Gray is that he is good-looking, not that he has a good heart. He sacrifices his true self in pursuit of physical beauty and pleasure, which leads to his destruction in the end.
1 What kind of person is Dorian Gray 2 What message do you think the novel conveys
Choose another literary work with a focus on physical appearances and personal qualities, such asThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame, and complete the notes.
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