Charcter
The protagonists of The Monkey's Paw
Who is Mr. White?
A large 3-story brick home with a run-down facade of white paint, and old doors.
What is the setting of The Landlady's home?
To pay little to no attention to something.
What is neglect?
Holding her teacup high in one hand, inclining her head slightly to the left, she looked up at him out of the corners of her eyes and gave him another gentle little smile.
“No, my dear,” she said. “Only you.”
What is the resolution?
The antagonist of The Landlady.
Who is the Landlady?
The town that Billy travels to for work.
What is Bath?
To stir up or bring about.
What is provoke?
“The paw!” she cried wildly. “The monkey’s paw!”
He started up in alarm. “Where? Where is it? What’s the matter?”
She came stumbling across the room toward him. “I want it,” she said quietly. “You’ve not destroyed it?”
“It’s in the parlour, on the bracket,” he replied, marvelling. “Why?”
She cried and laughed together, and bending over, kissed his cheek.
“I only just thought of it,” she said hysterically. “Why didn’t I think of it before? Why didn’t you think of it?”
“Think of what?” he questioned.
What is the climax?
The antagonist of The Monkey's Paw.
Who is the supernatural nature of the Monkey's Paw?
What is the train?
A facial expression that shows disapproval, disgust, or pain
What is a grimace?
His father, smiling shamefacedly at his own credulity,
held up the talisman, as his son, with a solemn face somewhat marred by a wink at his mother, sat down at the piano and struck a few impressive chords.
“I wish for two hundred pounds,” said the old man distinctly.
What is the rising action?
These two unfortunate young men were stuffed by the Landlady.
Who are Gregory Temple and Christopher Mulholland?
What is the mill at Maw and Meggins?
Doubtful, questioning, or skeptical.
What is being dubious?
He heard the creaking of the bolt as it came slowly back, and at the same moment, he found the monkey’s paw, and frantically breathed his third and last wish.
What is the falling action?
The two animals that the landlady fooled Billy with.
What is the parrot and dachsund?
The place where Mr. White completed his last wish.
What is his bedroom?
The literary names of the good and bad characters in a story.
What are the protagonist and antagonist?
The five parts of plot.
What are the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?