Question

character sketch of madame Forestier (8 marks)

Answer 1

Answer:

Madame Forestier is a wealthy friend of the main character, Mathilde Loisel. In fact, being rich is Madame Forestier's main character trait. The first time we're introduced to her, we're not even given her name:

''{Mathilde} had a rich friend, a former schoolmate at the convent, whom she no longer wanted to visit because she suffered so much when she came home.''

Here, Madame Forestier is only referred to as the ''rich friend,'' whose main purpose is to show how miserable and jealous Mathilde is in her current life. This sets the stage for Mathilde's need to borrow jewels when she and her husband are invited to a ball.

While Madame Forestier's jewels are described in great detail, we're never given a physical description of her character, and we're only given hints of her emotions twice: the first occasion being when Mathilde returns her necklace, which is actually a new one Mathilde purchased:

''When Madame Loisel took the necklace back, Madame Forestier said coldly: 'You should have returned it sooner, I might have needed it' '' (section 7). The second occasion occurs when Madame Forestier is ''moved'' by what happened with the necklace, and the hard years Mathilde has experienced as a result of its loss.

Neither of these emotions are particularly deep, and the character of Madame Forestier never changes. This lack of change marks her as a static character.

Answer 2

Answer:

Madame Forestier is a character of story "The Necklace." Mathilde's rich friend. Madame Forestier treats Mathilde kindly, but Mathilde is very jealous of Madame Forestier's wealth, and kindness torments her. Madame Forestier gives Mathilde the necklace for the party and does not observe it when Mathilde returns it. She is horrified to learn that Mathilde has wasted her life trying to pay for a replacement necklace, when the original necklace was actually nothing.

Explanation:

Madame Forestier is Matilda's affluent acquaintance. She is polite to Matilda, but Matilda is envious of her money. There is nothing unique about her; it is the necklace that she lends to Matilda for the party that altered her life. Madame Firestier did not want to project a poverty-stricken picture of a rich lady, so she described the necklace to Matilda as a wonderful diamond necklace. When the party day arrived, Matilda was a gorgeous and spectacular rich lady, and the necklace further added to her beauty.

However, when she found the necklace was missing the next day, Mr. and Mrs. Loisel attempted to replace the previous necklace with a new diamond necklace, which required them to raise approximately $4000$Francs. Matilda's life had completely altered as a result of this. She had gone from a pretty young woman to a hardworking lady. When Matilda saw Madame Forestier in the end due to an event, she discovered that the necklace was poor and not worth more than $500$Francs.

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