Question

Character sketch of twins-cantrville ghost

Answer 1

Main characters: The ghost, Virginia and Mr. Otis


Secondary characters: Washington, Mrs. Otis, the twins, Duke of Chesire and Lord Canterville, Mrs. Umney, gypsies an  Rev Augustus Dampier. If we consider this story as a fairy tale, we can define the characters by means of their functions, the typical ones of the traditional stories according to the famous categories devised by Propp and the structural literary analysis.


Characters in chapters 1 to 4

 Functions:

Protagonist: Mr. Otis

Antagonist: the ghost

Object: to turn out the ghost

Protagonist’s helper: Washington and the twins

Antagonist’s helper: his supernatural powers







Characters in chapters 5 to 7

 Functions:

Protagonists: the ghost

Antagonist: Mr Otis

Object: the ghost soul’s liberation

Protagonist’s helper: Virginia

Antagonist’s helper: his family, excluding Virginia, and the Duke of Chesire


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