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The Monkey’s Paw

The Monkey’s Paw. By W.W. Jacobs. Questions:. Find the very first piece of evidence that foreshadows that the husband/father does not make good decisions. Find an example of SIMILE. Find an example of ALLUSION. State the MOOD and give 3 examples. SUSPENSE is building. Give 3 examples.

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The Monkey’s Paw

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  1. The Monkey’s Paw By W.W. Jacobs

  2. Questions: • Find the very first piece of evidence that foreshadows that the husband/father does not make good decisions. • Find an example of SIMILE. • Find an example of ALLUSION. • State the MOOD and give 3 examples. • SUSPENSE is building. Give 3 examples. • In what country is this story taking place? (Prove it!)

  3. The main frame story concerns a Persianking and his new bride. He is shocked to discover that his brother's wife is unfaithful; discovering his own wife's infidelity has been even more flagrant, he has her executed: but in his bitterness and grief decides that all women are the same. The king, Shahryar, begins to marry a succession of virgins only to execute each one the next morning, before she has a chance to dishonor him. Eventually the vizier, whose duty it is to provide them, cannot find any more virgins. Scheherazade, the vizier's daughter, offers herself as the next bride and her father reluctantly agrees. On the night of their marriage, Scheherazade begins to tell the king a tale, but does not end it. The king, curious about how the story ends, is thus forced to postpone her execution in order to hear the conclusion. The next night, as soon as she finishes the tale, she begins (and only begins) a new one, and the king, eager to hear the conclusion, postpones her execution once again. So it goes on for 1,001 nights.

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