Parents and children paragraph 1

Question 1

What quote describes how the Red house is?

Answer 1

‘The red house was without a presence of a mother and wife’ - This shows how after Godfrey’s mother dies the house falls into ruin and has very little love.

Links to love and affection and money and wealth

Question 2

What two quotes describe the layout of the Red House?

Answer 2

‘Dark wainscoted parlour’ and ‘flat ale’ - These both have negative connotations and show how the Red house is not a nice place to live

Links to love and affection and money and wealth

Question 3

What quote shows how the Squire feels about sympathy?

Answer 3

‘natural irresolution denied him all sympathy’ - This shows how the Squire has no love for his family and wouldn’t sympathise with Godfrey’s situation

Links to love and affection

Question 4

What quote describe the fear Godfrey feels from his father?

Answer 4

‘Old dread of disgrace’ - This shows how much pressure can be put on Godfrey and how he is scared to talk to his father about serious issues as he is worried how he’ll react

Links to love and affection, truth and deception and guilt and punishment

Question 5

What quote shows how Dunstan is blackmailing Godfrey?

Answer 5

‘I might tell the squire how handsome son was married to that nice women’ - This show how Dunstan knows exactly how angry his father will be because of Godfrey’s marriage and can use that to increase Godfrey’s anxiety over him finding out.

Links to love and affection, guilt and punishment

Question 6

What quote describes Dunstan?

Answer 6

‘Spiteful jeering fellow’