Explain the importance of the mysterious bloodstains made by Sir Simon’s
Ghost.(The Canterville Ghost)’?
ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀɴꜱ ᴛyᴩᴇ .
Answers
Explanation:
ꜱɪʀ ꜱɪᴍᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʜᴏꜱᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀʟᴡᴀyꜱ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴇꜰꜰᴏʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ꜰᴀʟꜱᴇ ɪᴍᴩʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅꜱᴛᴀɪɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴏʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀy. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴏɴʟy ᴛᴏ ᴠɪʀɢɪɴɪᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜰᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅꜱᴛᴀɪɴ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ꜱᴩɪʟᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀ ꜰᴀᴋᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴩᴀɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ʙy ᴛʜᴇ ɢʜᴏꜱᴛ ʜɪᴍꜱᴇʟꜰ. ᴛʜᴇ ɢʜᴏꜱᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ‘ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴩᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅꜱᴛᴀɪɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟy ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴡᴀꜱʜɪɴɢᴛᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅꜱᴛᴀɪɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴀɪɴ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ɢʜᴏꜱᴛ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰɪɴɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇᴅ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴠɪʀɢɪɴɪᴀ’ꜱ ᴩᴀɪɴᴛ ʙᴏx ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ꜰɪɴɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ᴇᴍᴇʀᴀʟᴅ-ɢʀᴇᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ yᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅꜱᴛᴀɪɴꜱ. ʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀᴍᴜꜱɪɴɢ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅꜱᴛᴀɪɴꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟy ɪʀʀᴇʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛ. ᴠɪʀɢɪɴɪᴀ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ᴍɪꜱᴄʜɪᴇꜰꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʜᴏꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ꜱᴀy ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀy ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇꜱ ᴀ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴩᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏᴜʀ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ɢʜᴏꜱᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ.
ANSWER
The bloodstain came into being when Sir Simon de Canterville murdered his wife Lady Eleanore at that spot. It contributed to the ghoulish atmosphere of the house, indicating towards the violent history of the place. However, such a significance held no attraction for the Otis family.