Question

Give at least 3 examples of the ghost past achievements in which he was success full interflying

Answer 1

The ghost's initial attempt to frighten the Otis family is a disaster. Instead of being scared, Mr. Otis instead advises him to oil his clunky, rusty chains and manacles. He gives the ghost some Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator and closes the door on him. Furthermore, Mr. Otis's two young sons hurl a pillow at him. The apparition is humiliated and gets to thinking about his greatest successes of the past.

He had terrified the Dowager Duchess into a fit as she stood in front of her mirror wearing her lace and diamonds. He also thought about the four housemaids whom he had driven to hysteria when he only grinned at them through the curtains of one of the spare bedrooms. In addition, he pleasantly reflected about the occasion when he scared the wits out of the rector of the parish when he blew out his candle as the rector was leaving the library. As a result, the rector acquired a permanent nervous disorder and had to be taken care of by Sir William Gull.

All these successes and many others make the specter proud and give him a sense of achievement and purpose. Frightening the residents and occupants of Canterville Chase has, ironically, become his lifeblood. His entire existence depends on the horror he is able to exact on those who dwell there. His best attempts at shocking the Otis family are frustrated by their apparent inability to be intimidated. They instead, particularly through the actions of the twin boys, drive the Ghost to despair. He soon becomes an anxious and depressed wreck.

The Ghost is eventually saved from his despair by Virginia Otis, the American Minister's fifteen-year-old daughter. She mistakenly comes upon Sir Simon Canterville's poor and disparaged spirit and takes pity on him. Her intervention is what releases him from his duty and brings him everlasting peace.