Come viene descritto il fantasma di Canterville?

Come viene descritto il fantasma di Canterville?

Ha occhi rossi come carboni ardenti e capelli lunghi, sporchi e grigi, ha un animo collerico e spietato e le sue caviglie sono legate da catene che trascina rumorosamente. Ha ucciso la moglie, che amava, in un eccesso di rabbia, perché non si occupava delle faccende domestiche.

Cosa non poteva comprare il signor Otis in America?

Lord Canterville però non voleva i gioielli e li fece tenere a Otis. Il signor Otis non era molto contento della decisione di Lord Canterville ma non volle discuterne e quindi si tenne i gioielli.

Chi è l'autore del Fantasma di Canterville?

Oscar Wilde Il fantasma di Canterville/Autori Oscar Wilde "Il fantasma di Canterville" è un racconto umoristico scritto nel 1887. Hiram Otis, un uomo politico nordamericano, compra l'antica tenuta di Canterville Chase, nella campagna inglese, e vi si trasferisce con la famiglia, per nulla spaventato dal fatto che la proprietà sia abitata da un fantasma.

Who is Sir Simon in The Canterville Ghost?

• Sir Simon is the titular character of The Canterville Ghost. He has been an inhabitant Canterville Chase all his life and its ghost since 1584, when, for unexplained reasons, he killed his wife (leaving the infamous bloodstain on the sitting-room floor) and was subsequently murdered by his...

Why did Lord Canterville not live in Canterville Chase?

• For three hundred years, the Canterville family has lived in absolute terror of Sir Simon, and some Cantervilles have even killed themselves as a result of Sir Simon’s antics. For this very reason, Lord Canterville and his family declined to live in Canterville Chase, making its sale to the Otis family possible.

Why does Sir Simon wear The Canterville diamond around his neck?

• Shortly after that, he crossed over, but not before Carola reminded him to wear the Canterville diamond around his neck, as his ancestors would expect him to be wearing it. Sir Simon is the titular character of The Canterville Ghost.

Why does Lord Canterville agree to buy the estate of Otis?

• Even Lord Canterville feels compelled by honor to tell Mr. Otis about the ghost inhabiting the property and the multiple members of his family who have seen it. Mr. Otis, who says he comes from a country far too modern to believe in ghosts, is not impressed by these stories. He agrees to purchase the estate, ghost and all.