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Unit three: //The Prince and the Pauper//

Chapter 7: Summary, questions & vocabulary
Tom goes through the ordeal of getting prepared for dinner. He makes mistakes natural to someone who has not learned courtly manners, which confirms the rumors of “Edward’s” illness. Tom’s nose itch is treated like a minor crisis; he believes he is not to scratch it himself. Tom drinks the finger bowl of rose water and leaves before the blessing. In his chambers he tries on a suit of armor and cracks nuts that he stole from the dinner table. He finds a collection of books, one on the etiquette of the English court, and begins to read.
 * __SUMMARY__**

1. Why does Twain spend such a long time detailing the process of getting prepared for dinner? Why are so many servants present? He spends a lot of time detailing the process because in real life it probably took a long time. It was probably a very weird experience for Tom. Twain probably included some extra details because it makes the story funnier. There are so many servants because they do absolutely everything for the prince. 2. What are the “Grand Hereditaries”? What purpose do they serve? For what purpose does Twain include them? They are generations of nobility that have the same job in the same family forever. They take care of all the needs of the Prince of Wales like tying the napkin around his neck. When one dies, then his son takes the job. Twain includes them to show how lazy he thought the royal lifestyle was. 3. Why hasn’t Twain written about Edward in these last few chapters? How do these chapters illuminate Edward’s back ground and character, even though he’s not there? It is more interesting to see what poor Tom does as a prince then to see Edward as a pauper. Twain already told us about Tom's life so we know him better. In these chapters we get to see what kind of life Edward has so we will understand him better.
 * __QUESTIONS__**

• vagaries (46) - unpredictable actions • sumptuous (48) luxurious or magnificent • zeal (48) - great enthusiasm in pursuit of something
 * __VOCABULARY__**
 * __Notes:__**
 * Note that Twain mentions that lettuce and turnips are new delicacies (46). What else would be “new” to the English table during the 1500s? Salad, carrots and other edible roots. Apricots were new also.
 * Semicolon mini lesson: Twain uses the semicolon frequently in dialogue throughout this chapter. Collect sentences using the semicolon and determine the rule for the correct usage of a semicolon.

These are answered questions about chapter six

Tonight my homework assignment is to translate the following text.

Original:

1. "Thy pardon, I had not meant to laugh. But thy good Nan and thy Bet shall have raiment and lackeys enow, and that soon too; my cofferer shall look to it. No, thank me not; 'tis nothing. Thou speakest well; thou has an easy grace in it. Art learned?"

2. " Marry, that would not I mislike. Tell me more!"

3. "Oh, prithee say no more; 'tis glorious! If that I could but clothe me in rainment like to thine, and strip my feet, and revel in the mud once, just once, with none to rebuke me or forbid, meseemeth I could forgo the crown!"

4. "Oh, wouldst like it? Then so shall it be. Doff thy rags and don these splendors, lad! It is a brief happiness, but will be not less keen for that. We will have it while we may, and change again before any come to molest."

5. The soldiers presented arms with their halberds, opened the gates, and presented again as the little Prince of Poverty passed in, in hi fluttering rags, to join hands with the Prince of Limitless Plenty."

Translations:

1. "Sorry, I did'nt mean to laugh. My butler will whip up some clothes for your sisters and will find them a helper. Fuggedaboutit. You sound pretty smart, are you educated?"

2. "Cool, I like that. Tell me more."

3. "Stop, don't tell me any more. It sounds wonderful. If I could wear your clothes and go barefoot in the mud just once without getting in trouble I would give up the crown. I'd do anything to be like you."

4. "You like the idea? Okay, let's do it! Take off your rags and put on my fancy clothes, boy. It won't last long but it will still be really fun. We will have fun but will change before anybody finds out."

5. "The soldiers acted like Tom was the prince and opened the gates. Tom in his ragged clothes joined hands with the rich prince."



Unit two: //Beowulf//







Unit one: Mystery story