PLOT
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: Sir Charles had a __________ problem and died because of the ________
Heart, hound
WHO IS LESTRADE?
He was part of the police and Holmes called him to help him catch Stapleton
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BAKER STREET?
It is the name of the place where Holmes lives in London
He was the ancestor of the family, cruel man, heavy drinker, kidnapped a girl, died by the hound
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ANIMALS IN THE MIRE?
When they entered the Mire, they got sucked and died
HOW DID SELDEN DIE?
He escaped from prison, he was alone in the moor, one day the hound killed him because it thought he was Henry because he was wearing Henry's clothes
WHO IS SELDEN? (2 facts)
He is the escaped prisioner, he is Mrs. Barrymore brother, he died by the hound, he was wearing Henry's clother
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BASKERVILLE HALL?
It was the ancestral home of the Baskerville family located in Dartmoor
WHO IS CHARLES BASKERVILLE? (2 facts)
oldest brother, had a heart problem, died of fear because of the hound
WHAT DID STAPLETON USE TO MAKE THE HOUND LOOK EVIL?
He put phosphorous in his mouth so it looked like fire came from it
HOW DID THE HOUND DIE?
The hound tried to kill Henry the night he went to have dinner with Stapleton and Holmes shot it.
WHO IS JAMES DESMOND? (2 FACTS)
He was Charles cousin, he was a priest, he could inherit Charles money but refused to accept it
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MERRIPIT HOUSE?
It is the name of the house where The Stapletons live
no name, died young, father of Henry
DESCRIBE THE MOOR? (what is it, weather, characteristics)
Big area without vegetation, dark, foggy, mysterious
WHY DID STAPLETON TAKE ONE NEW BOOT AND THEN RETURNED IT TO TAKE AN OLD ONE?
Because he needed to have Henry smell so the new boot was not useful and he had to take the old one with his smell
WHO IS LAURA LYONS? (2 facts)
She was married and Stapleton influenced her and promised to marry her when she got divorced.
She sent a letter to Charles in order to meet him in the moor but she never went because Stapleton asked her to do it
WHAT IS PRINCETOWN?
It is the prison in the moor, Selden escaped from this place
WHO IS RODGER BASKERVILLE? (4 FACTS)
black sheep of the family, went to Central America, got married, died of yellow fever, father of Stapleton
WHO ARE THE PROTAGONIST, ANTAGONIST AND 2 FOIL CHARACTERS IN THE STORY?
PROTAGONIST: Sherlock Holmes
ANTAGONIST: Stapleton
FOIL:
DESCRIBE THE STORY OF THE CURSE OF THE BASKERVILLES
1. Hugo was drinking one night, he liked a girl, kidnapped her and took her to his house
2. The girl escaped and went into the moor
3. The girl was found death because of tiredness and fear
4. Hugo died by the hound (throat)
Black, enormous, fire came out of its mouth, cried at night on the moor, killed Hugo and Charles Baskerville, Stapleton bought it in London, Holmes killed it.
HOW WAS THE YEW AVENUE AND WHAT AHPPENED THERE?
It was a path that went from the Baskerville to the moor. It had a lot of trees, it had a gate. Sir Charles Baskerville died there while he was waitig for Laura Lyons
WHO IS STAPLETON? (5 FACTS)
He was Rodger Baskerville son
He looked like Hugo Baskervilles
He changed his name to Vandeleur
He had a school but had to close it
He got married with Beryl and pretended she was his sister
They changed their name to Stapleton
He went to the moor and got a hound
He killed Charles Baskerville and Selden
HOW WAS THE LETTER MRS. STAPLETON SENT TO HENRY AND WHAT DID IT SAY?
The letter had newspaper sticking printed words, only the word moor was written by hand
If you value your life, keep away from the moor