Scarlet Pimpernel, writing homework help: A Change of Heart

A Change of Heart
Directions: Answer the following questions based on chapter 16, tracing the steps by which Marguerite has a change of heart about Sir Percy.
1. Read paragraph 3 of chapter 16. What atmosphere is created? What contrast do you see?
2. Marguerite thinks of the effete fop her husband has become. What is the meaning of this phrase?
3. What features of Sir Percy’s face show that “nature had meant well by Sir Percy”?
4. Explain the following lines as applied to this story, and then as they apply to people today:
a. “How thoroughly a human being can be buffeted and overmastered by Fate, . .”
b. “Thus human beings Judge of one another, superficially, casually, throwing contempt on one another, with but little reason. and no charity.”
5. Note Sir Percy’s reaction as Marguerite speaks to him. Jot down phrases that indicate his mixed emotions. Why does he act this way?