Concetti Chiave
- The Canterville Chase is haunted by the ghost of Sir Simon, causing mysterious events like recurring blood stains on the library floor.
- The Otis family, skeptical Americans, purchase the Canterville Chase, dismissing the ghost stories despite their encounters with unexplained phenomena.
- The ghost, frustrated by the Otis family's lack of fear, repeatedly attempts to scare them but fails, becoming the target of the twins' pranks.
- Virginia Otis learns of a prophecy suggesting she can help the ghost find peace, and she bravely agrees to assist him.
- Virginia disappears briefly, returning with jewelry and revealing the ghost's story and final rest, signifying his redemption and peace.
The Canterville Chase
Lord and lady canterville lived in a big beautiful old house. But there was one problem. A ghost malked around the house at night and tried to fighten people. Mysterious noises came from the corridors and every morning there was blood on the library floor. The cantervilles decide3d to sell their house-but who wanted to buy a house with a ghost?
The Arrival of the Otis Family
The Otis family did. Hey were Americans. ‘We come from a modern country’, said Mr Otis to Lord Canterville. ‘Yes, we’re a normal family. We don’t believe in ghosts,’ added Mrs Otis. And so the Otis family bought the house and moved in. Mr and Mrs had four children. Their son, Washington, their teenage daughter, Virginia, and young twin boys. When the family arrived at Canterville they saw blood on the floor in the library. An old woman, the servant in the house, told them about the ghost. ‘it is the ghost or Sir Simon de Canterville. He killed his wife in the library in 1575. He died in 1584 and now his ghost visits the house and terrible things happen. You can’t clean the blood of the floor’. The family did not believe her but every morning the blood appeared again.
The Ghost and the Otis Family
One night, at 12 o’ clock, Mr Otis heard a terrible noise. He opened the door and swathe ghost-abn old man with old clothes and with noisy chains. Mr Otis wasn’t afraid, he was angry. ‘can you stop making that noise?’ he said. The twin boys laughed at the ghost. The ghost was very angry because the family weren’t afraid of him! He appeared again and again, always at 12 o’clock but the family were not afraid of him the twins played tricks on him!
The Prophecy and Virginia
The ghost stopped going out at night and stopped putting the blood of the floor of the library. The house became very quiet. One day, the ghost was open and Virginia went in. the ghost was very calm and sad. I did a terrible thing when I alive, "said the ghost". And now I can’t sleep and I can’t die. Butwas there is a prophecy-in the library there is strange writing on the window and it says that one day young girl can help me to die.’ Virginia took the ghost’s hand. ‘I am not afraid’, she sad, and she asked the angel of Death to help the ghost of Simon Canterville.
The Disappearance and Return of Virginia
That evening, Virginia did not come down for dinner. Mr Otis looked for her. She was not in her room. She was not in the garden. Mr and Mrs Otis were very worried. Then, at 12 o’clock, there was a terrible noise. Virginia appearead. Sha had a small box with jewellery in it. She told her family about the ghost and showed them his room. In tha room there was a skeleton. ‘he gave me this jewellery before he died. Now the ghost is happy,’ said Virginia. ‘now he can sleep’.
Domande da interrogazione
- What was the main issue with the Canterville Chase that led the Cantervilles to sell it?
- How did the Otis family react to the ghost upon moving into Canterville Chase?
- What was the ghost's backstory as explained by the servant?
- How did Virginia help the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville?
- What significant event occurred after Virginia's encounter with the ghost?
The main issue with the Canterville Chase was the presence of a ghost that haunted the house, causing mysterious noises and leaving blood on the library floor, which frightened people.
The Otis family, being modern Americans, did not believe in ghosts and were not afraid. They even laughed at the ghost and played tricks on him, showing no fear.
The ghost was Sir Simon de Canterville, who killed his wife in the library in 1575 and died in 1584. His ghost haunted the house, causing terrible things to happen.
Virginia helped the ghost by not being afraid and asking the angel of Death to assist him, fulfilling a prophecy that a young girl could help him find peace.
After Virginia's encounter with the ghost, she disappeared for a while and returned with a box of jewelry given by the ghost. She revealed the ghost's room and skeleton, explaining that he was now happy and could finally rest.
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