Characters
Gifts of the Prince
Egypt and Travel
Setting and Society
Quotes from the Story
100

This character cried because he could see the suffering in the city.

Happy Prince

100

The first jewel the Prince gave away from his sword-hilt.

The ruby

100

The country the Swallow wanted to travel to.

Egypt

100

The Happy Prince stood high above the city on this structure.

A tall column

100

“Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow” was repeated by this character.

The Happy Prince

200

This bird delayed his trip to Egypt to help the Prince.

Who is the Swallow

200

The Prince gave one of these to the poor playwright.

A sapphire (his eye)

200

The river where the Swallow’s friends were flying.

The Nile

200

The poor woman helped by the ruby worked as this.

A seamstress

200

“I am going to Egypt!” was shouted by this character.

The Swallow

300

She was the Swallow’s first love.

The Reed

300

The Prince’s second eye was given to this poor child.

The match-girl

300

These animals came down to drink at the water’s edge in Egypt.

lions

300

The little sick boy wanted this fruit.

Oranges

300

This character said, “The Happy Prince never dreams of crying for anything.”

The sensible mother

400

This man wrote a long newspaper letter about seeing a swallow in winter.

The Professor of Ornithology

400

The Swallow removed these from the Prince’s body to help the poor.

The gold leaves

400

This giant creature in the desert “knows everything.”

The Sphinx

400

The rich people did this while the poor suffered.

Making merry / celebrating

400

This character said, “There is no Mystery so great as Misery.”

The Happy Prince

500

These officials agreed with everything the Mayor said.

The Town Councillors

500

This object inside the Prince broke in two at the end of the story.

The lead heart

500

The Swallow said he was finally going to this place instead of Egypt.

The House of Death

500

The Mayor said the Prince was no longer useful because he was no longer this.

Beautiful

500

This character declared, “As he is no longer beautiful he is no longer useful.”

The Art Professor

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