Chapter 1 What is the author’s opinion of the old ways of the French nobility? (1-2) What is the author’s …

At what point did you begin suspecting the true identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel? When were your suspicions confirmed? What …

Would the novel have been more satisfying with a different resolution, or does the resolution as Orczy presents it fit …

How is the Scarlet Pimpernel flower a larger motif for the themes of the novel? Does it fit Percy as …

At what point does Lady Blakeney become a sympathetic character? Would you consider her an unlikable character at first?

Let’s talk about Sir Percy. How is point of view a crucial device in the rendering of Percy?

What is the author’s opinion of the old ways of the French nobility? Is the narrator impartial or ally him/herself …

Who is Lord Percy Blakeney? Why does his wife believe him to be an idiot? Is he an idiot? What …

Why are French aristocrats being executed? Why does the English government not help these people? What does the English government …

What is a scarlet pimpernel? Why has it become the symbol for the man who rescues doomed aristocrats from execution? …