The Woman in Black

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The Woman in Black

• Lesson Objective
• To be able to summarise the novel so far

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Characters write down the name and one
interesting thing about them

• O A W R B D L
• P I K S P
• N E L B T Y E
• E O E M R J
• T L S A E L
• S E E M
• Y A I L D

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• Mrs Drablow the woman who has died lives at Eel
  Marsh House
• Kipps (Arthur) the rational protagonist the
  person who is telling the story
• Mr Bentley Arthurs boss. Seems to know more
  than hes letting on
• Mr Jerome another lawyer. Reacted badly when
  Arthur saw the woman in black
• Stella Arthurs fiancé in the past. We know she
  will die.
• Esme The older Arthurs second wife.
• Mr Daily A traveller on the train. He is a
  successful land owner in Crythin Gifford.

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Out of the list below, pick out and write an
explanation of the 5 most important quotes from
the novel so far

• It was a yellow fog, a filthy, evil-smelling fog,
  a fog that choked and blinded, smeared and
  stained (chapter 2)
• Children. Mr Bentley fell silent for a few
  moments, and rubbed at the pane with his finger,
  as though t o clear away the obscurity, but the
  fog loomed, yellow-grey, and thicker than everA
  church bell began to toll. (Chapter 2)
• Sea-frets, sea-mists. They roll up in a minute
  from the sea to land across the marshes. Its the
  nature of the place. One minute its as clear as
  a June day, the next he gestured to indicate
  the dramatic suddenness of the frets. (chapter 3)
• For some reason then, I shuddered, all the more
  because of the openness of his gaze and the
  directness of his manner. (chapter 3)
• Had I known that my untroubled night of good
  sleep was to be the last such that I was to enjoy
  for so many terrifying, racked and weary nights
  to come, perhaps I should not have jumped out of
  bed with such alacrity (chapter 4)
• Innocence, once lost, is lost forever (chapter 4)
• I intended to wait for the sick-looking woman and
  offer my arm to escort her. But she was nowhere
  to be seen. (chapter 4)
• Mr Jerome stopped dead. (chapter 4)

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Quote What is happening? How does it create tension?





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Essay Question

• How has Susan Hill managed to create suspense and
  tension in the opening chapters of the novel?
• A rational protagonist
• Foreshadowing
• A Frame Narrative
• Pathetic Fallacy
• Characters
• Setting
• What is NOT said but implied
• The clues that she leaves for the reader

Mini-essay Write a response to the question using
3 of the techniques. Use PEE 3 PARAGRAPHS!!