Brother Edik
A protagonist is the main character in a novel who drives the plot forward and faces its major problems. Who is the protagonist in the Beatryce Prophecy?
Beatryce
Setting: When does the Beatryce Prophecy take place?
The Middle Ages
What does desolation mean?
deep personal sadness or loneliness
Setting: Where does the Beatryce Prophecy take place?
A monastery. A king's castle.
(Medieval Europe)
What does compound mean?
to make a problem or mistake worse
#3. Cause: The king believes in the prophesies written down in the Chronicles of Sorrowing. What is the effect?
Effect: Beatryce is hunted
#8. Which title would be best for Chapters 8-12?
#3. Cause: A law forbids girls learning to read. What is the effect?
Effect: Beatryce's hair is cut
#4. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
His wild eye danced.
personification
#3. Cause: The monks are afraid of ghostly spirits. What is the effect?
Effect: Answelica does what she pleases.
#1. Which best describes Book the One?
a. introduction to the protagonist and setting plus descriptive elements causing the reader to care
#4. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
She lay and listened to the bird sing.
alliteration
#4. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
...some small bell of warning...echoed within Beatryce.
idiom
What type of conflict is illustrated in the story by the fact that girls were not taught how to read or write?
Person vs. Society
#4. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
He made the B itself bright and gold like the sun.
simile
#5 Why is this statement false?
The king wants the child killed, so she will not be a threat to his crown.
The king does not want Beatryce killed.
#2. Which type of conflict is NOT described in Book the One?
b. Person vs. Nature
What is Father Caddis's opinion of Beatryce?
He believes she is a danger to all of them.
#3. Cause: Brother Edik remembers his mother's mermaid hairbrush. What is the effect?
Effect: A plan to hide Beatryce is developed.
What are some clues that indicate Beatryce is from a noble class?
She had a tutor and could read and write.
What is a character trait of Answelica?
- She is fiercely protective.
- She is mean and ornery.
- She is also loving comforting.
What makes this statement an opinion?
It had been a beautiful thing, made of wood, the handle of it shaped like the tail of a mermaid encrusted with small jewels.
Calling it beautiful is an opinion. Did everybody think of it the same way?
#6 What does the reader know about Beatryce that she doesn't know herself?
Beatryce's tutor taught her and her two brothers to read.
Importance of the Setting: How does the setting affect the story?
During the Middle Ages, news is spread by word of mouth and doesn't travel fast. Therefore, they have time to come up with a plan to protect Beatryce.
Where did the words that Beatryce writes for the monks come from?
We shall all, in the end, be led to where we belong. We shall all, in the end, find our way home.She doesn't know. From somewhere in her head.