Vocab Part 1
The events in a story
Plot
Setting
The main character who is trapped on the island
Rainsford
The main conflict of the story
Rainsford is being hunted by General Zaroff
The name of the island
Ship trap island
The point in the story where the conflict is the most intense.
Climax
Resolution
The end of the story, when the conflict is resolved
He was on the boat with Rainsford
Whitney
What is the climax of the story
Rainsford fights Zaroff
What is the most dangerous game?
Humans
The struggle in the story
Conflict
External Conflict
Conflict that occurs outside of the character
The hunter
General Zaroff
Rising Action
Why does Zaroff say his new hunt is the most dangerous game?
They can reason
The events in the story leading up to the climax
Rising Action
Exposition
The beginning of the story that introduces characters and setting
The Cossack Brute that answers the door
Ivan
Why does Zaroff decide to start hunting humans?
Animals did not provide a challenge
What can you assume happened between Rainsford and Zaroff?
Rainsford kills him
A type of conflict that occurs in a character's head
Internal Conflict
Falling Action
The events following the climax when the conflict starts to be resolved
Falls into the trap set by Rainsford
A hunting dog
How does Rainsford change from the beginning of the story to the end?
Answers may vary
How does the story end?
Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff's bed