Tag: The Lighthouse
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Paul Rayley and Minta Doyle are characters inVirginia Woolf’s novel The Lighthouse. Minta unknowingly dropped her brooch while they were walking at the beach. Minta’s brooch was a heirloom from her grandmother and this memento meant a lot to her. Nobody suspected the meaning of this misfortune; it foretold the tragedy of Minta and Paul,…
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Answer: The couples who got together are:
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Answer: “Minta cried out that she had lost her grandmother’s brooch” (Woolf, p.63) Question: What did Minta do after she discovered her brooch missing? Answer: Minta Doyle, Paul Rayley, Andrew Ramsay, and Nancy Ramsay searched for the brooch. (Woolf, p. 64)
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Mrs Ramsay is worried about Roger because he went out walking, presumably with his sister Nancy. However, the reader has access to information that Nancy is not with Roger, but with Andrew. (Woolf, p. 64)
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Answer: Minta Doyle is afraid of bulls. “She seemed to be afraid of nothing – except bulls.” (Woolf, p. 62)
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Answer: Mildred is the nanny of Prue, Nancy, Rose, Cam, Andrew, Jasper, Roger and James Ramsay. “Happily, Mildred came in to fetch them, and the bustle distracted them.” (Woolf, p. 52)
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Question: What does Lily Briscoe look like? Answer: Mrs Ramsay said Lily Briscoe had “little Chinese eyes” and “puckered up face”. (Woolf, p. 17) Question: Does Lily have a beau? Answer: Mrs Ramsay predicted Lily would never be married; she said “she would never marry”. (Woolf, p. 17) Question: Was Mrs Ramsay correct in her…