Vocab Unit 10
(v) to free from slavery, liberate
emancipate
concise
(adj) poisonous
venomous
True or False: Beauty's family moves into the castle with Beauty and the Beast at the end of the book.
False
True or False: The book "Beauty" often references or alludes to the movie "Beauty and the Beast"
False - the book does not mention the movie at all
(adj) containing mistakes, incorrect
erroneous
(n) a small stream
rivulet
(adj.) strong, muscular
brawny
Which of the 5 plot elements is this event?
Greatheart slowly becomes more comfortable around the Beast.
Rising Action
Which plot element occurs at the beginning of a story when we typically learn background details about the characters?
exposition
(n) a brief introduction
preamble
divulge
(adj.) mild, moderate
temperate
What is the main conflict in Beauty?
Beauty is trapped in the Beast's castle because of her father's choices
Why does Beauty's family move to the town near the Beast's castle?
Their father, who is a merchant, loses his money
(v) to have ambitions, hopes, or plans; to strive for a higher goal
aspire
(v) to lower in quality or value
Deteriorate
(adj) noticeable, measurable
appreciable
Who are the three couples that plan to get married at the end of Beauty? (must list all 6 characters)
Beauty and the Beast, Father and Melinda, Grace and Robbie
List two magical abilities that the Beast possesses.
1. Sending dreams to people
2. Seeing events through a magic glass table
3. Give gifts to others unexpectedly
4. Live for a long time as a result of the curse
(adj) drooping, without energy, sluggish
languid
(adj) disconnected in sound or style
Staccato
(n) an act or writing showing contempt for something sacred
blasphemy
What creature is featured on the ring that the Beast gifts to Beauty to symbolism his double nature?
A griffin (half eagle, half lion)
How does Beauty change from the beginning of the novel to the end?
Physically: she grows and becomes prettier
Mentally: she learns not to judge a book by its cover