Guy de Maupassant ( ) In the tradition of the 19th century French realism / French critical realist of the 19th century French shortstory writer and novleist Under the guidance of Flaubert and Balzac Direct and simple The Diamond Necklace About the Author

The Necklace(Scene 1 & Scene 2)

Scene 1 Time: Place: Parts: General idea: One afternoon, 1870 A park in Paris Marthilde, Jeanne Marthilde tells Jeanne about her ten years of hard life.

Comprehensive Reading 1. Why didn’t Jeanne recognize Mathilde at first? 2. What was the life Mathilde lived in the past ten years like? 3. Why did Mathilde borrow a necklace from her friend? 4. Where was Pierre Loisel working? 5. Why had she been working very hard?

Scene 2 Time: Place: Parts: General idea: Ten years before The home of Mathilde and Pierre Loisel Mathilde and Pierre Loisel Pierre and his wife were invited to the ball at the palace.They decided to borrow some jewellery from Jeanne.

Comprehensive Reading 1. How did Mathilde feel when her husband told her the good news? 2. Why was Mathilde worried? 3. How much did her dress cost her? 4. What else did she want to wear? 5. What did Pierre suggest? 6. What did they decide to do? Why? 7. When did Mathilde decide to see her friend?

The Necklace (Scene 3)

Scene 3 Time: Place: Parts: General idea : In the park Ten years later Mathilde, Jeanne Mathilde lost the necklace at the ball. So she and her husband worked ten years to pay for it. But ten years later, Jeanne tells her the necklace was not a real diamond necklace.

Comprehensive Reading 1. What kind of necklace did she get? 2. How did they enjoy the ball at the palace ？ 3. What happened on their way home after the ball? 4. What did they do for Jeanne? 5. How much did the diamond necklace cost? 6. What did they do in order to pay back the debt?

The character of Mathilde: What causes Mathilde to work hard ten years? Discussion