Flashcards
"The Necklace"
Cards in this deck (8)
- 1"She was distressed at the quality of her dwelling, at the bareness of the walls, ...""...at the shabby chairs, the ugliness of the curtains. All those things, of which another woman of her rank would not have even been conscious, tortured her and made her angry."
- 2"She had no gowns, no jewels, nothing. ...""... And she loved nothing but that."
- 3"She had a friend, a former schoolmate at the convent, who was rich, ...""...and whom she did not like to go to see anymore because she felt so sad when she came home"
- 4"Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped, ...""... she threw the invitation down on the table, crossly muttering:
'What do you wish for me to do with that?'" - 5"She reflected several seconds, making her calculations and...""... wondering what sum she could ask without drawing on herself an immediate refusal and a frightened exclamation from the economical clerk"
- 6"Suddenly she discovered, in a black satin box, a superb diamond necklace, ...""...and her heart throbbed with an immoderate desire. Her hands trembled as she took it. She fastened it round her throat, outside her high-necked waist, and was lost in ecstasy in her reflection in the mirror"
- 7"Thereafter, Madame Loisel knew the horrible existence of the needy. ...""...She bore her part, however, with sudden heroism. That dreadful debt must be paid. She would pay it."
- 8"she suddenly percieved a woman who was leading a child. It was Madame Forestier, still young, still beautiful, still charming. ...""...Madame Loisel felt moved. Should she speak to her? Yes, certainly. And now that she had paid, she would tell her all about it. Why not?"
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- Some flashcards with a bunch of key quotes from "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant that relate to "character" and "turning point" and other such SQA essay topics, presented in a sort of complete-the-quote scenario. I'm afraid you'll have to learn the context yourself.
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- Euan Robinson · Jan 2018
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- Jan 4, 2018
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