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Where did the mouse community gather for D's trial?
behind the castle ballroom
Name 2 things the Threadmaster thinks courtly love is based on.
bravery, courtesy, devotion, honour
What feeling does the sound of Lester's drum give out?
ominous
What clue helps D recognise the first hood as Furlough?
he says cripes
What are the most important words Despereaux knows?
once upon a time
Roscuro, Botticelli, Princess Pea, Despereaux, Gregory, Lester
Name all the characters that represent light only. Explain why.
Despereaux and Princess Pea
Despereaux: born in the light, likes fairy tales
Pea: kind, she is like light
identify the literary device:
A lovely princess, just so, like a fairy tale. And you love her, as a knight loves a maiden. p.61
simile
comparing Despereaux's love to the courtly love of a knight.
identify the literary device:
His heart stopped beating and shrunk to a small, cold, disbelieving pebble. But then, just as quickly, it leapt again, beating with hope.
1. hyperbole
2. metaphor
3. personification
Lit device "To the dungeon. To the dungeon. To the dungeon."
repetition
emphasises the frightening feeling despereaux feels when he is being voted to go to the dungeon. also shows the eagerness of the mouse community to send Despereaux to the dungeon.
What does Gregory compare the dungeon to?
What literary device is used?
treacherous dark heart of the world
metaphor
Character Analysis:
Lester
"The only noise came from Lester. He was crying. And thirteen mice, ashamed for him, looked away."
Character Analysis:
Furlough
"Furlough went off to tell his father the terrible, unbelievable news of what he had just seen."
Furlough betrays his brother. He turns him in immediately without even investigating or asking Despereaux why he has revealed himself to humans.
character analysis:
Botticelli:
"The meaning of life is suffering, specifically the suffering of others. Prisoners, for instance. Reducing a prisoner to weeping and wailing and begging is a delightful way to invest your existence with meaning."
What could have motivated Botticelli to say this? Does Botticelli belong to light or darkness? Why?
1. his twisted heart
2. darkness - he enjoys making people suffer
How does the Threadmaster treat Despereaux differently?
unlike other mice, he asks politely and is apologetic.
supports D secretly.
character analysis:
Head Mouse:
"Whatever you are talking about is beside the point. The question is this, any only this: Did you sit at the foot of the human king?
Analyse the Head Mouse's personality.
law-abiding, rigid, strict
conforms to the rules he sets and makes others conform
similarity: like fairytales
diff:
Gregory: disapproves of love
Despereaux: believes in love
What does the colour red symbolise to the prisoner?
the blood relation between the prisoner and his daughter
his sin of trading his daughter
What does the colour green mean to Despereaux?
Hope. The hope of staying alive in the dungeon and seeing Princess Pea again.
"No," said D. And this time he did not whisper the word. "I am not sorry. I will not renounce my action. I love her. I love the princess.'
What does it show about Despereaux?
D is stubborn. He does not repent. His love for Pea is so strong that he will not repent.