1. Vendetta
Guy de Maupassant ( )

2. Third Person - omniscient
Narrator
Third Person - omniscient

3. Bonifacio and Longosardo in Sardinia, Italy
Setting
Bonifacio and Longosardo in Sardinia, Italy

4. Famously known as the fortress town, Bonifacio lies in the Corsica Island in France. The people inhabiting this area are termed as Bonifaciens.

6. Theme
Revenge vs vendetta

7. Definition of Revenge
1. the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands.

8. Definition of Vendetta
a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family.
a prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign against someone.

9. Widow Saverini, Semilanté, Antoine Savarini, Nicholas Rovolati
Characters
Widow Saverini, Semilanté, Antoine Savarini, Nicholas Rovolati

10. Protagonist
Widow Saverini

11. Antagonist
The Vendetta

12. Cold, harsh environment emphasises loneliness of widow.
Exposition
Cold, harsh environment emphasises loneliness of widow.

13. Development
Antoine Savarini is murdered by Nicholas Rovolati and Widow Saverini vows revenge.
She is alone and struggles to figure out how to avenge her son's murder. When an idea presents itself, she goes to church and prays and starts training the dog.

14. Climax
The widow starves Semilanté and then puts black pudding on the scarecrow.

15. Falling Action
Widow Saverini and dog goes to Longosardo. Semilanté kills Nicholas Rovolati as she was trained to do.

16. Widow Saverini gets peace of mind.
Conclusion
Widow Saverini gets peace of mind.

17. Answer the Following Questions
What was the widow’s husband’s name?
In which town did the widow and her son live?
What was the murderer’s name?
Where did he live?
How long did the widow train the dog?
Who wrote this story?

18. Questions…
7. What can the rocks in the ocean be compared to?
8. Discuss the irony of the Widow’s actions.
9. In 5-8 lines, explain the way the Widow trains the dog for her intended action.
10. How does the Widow get across to Sardinia?
11. Why, do you think, the Widow slept well that night? Would you be able to, after committing the crime?

19. Answers 1) Paolo 2) Bonifacio 3) Nicholas Ravolati
4) Longosardo, Sardinia
5) 3 months
6) Guy de Maupassant

20. Answers
7) They are compared to torn sheets of linen floating on the surface of the waves.
8) It is ironic that she is planning to go murder someone and yet she goes to church to pray about it and seek God’s help

21. 9) –tied the dog up
-starved it for days
-made a dummy out of straw
-tied meat (black pudding) around its neck
-then she would release it to attack the dummy

22. 10) She struck a bargain with a Sardinian fisherman to take her over in his little boat.
11) She slept well because she finally got revenge for her son’s murder. I would not be able to have peace as there would be an overwhelming guilt.