blackmail的人物性格分析(英文)

CHARACTERSOFBLACKMAIL

CONTENTIntroductionoftheAUTHERIntroductionofHOTELPersonalityofOGILVIEPersonalityofDUCHESSPersonalityofDUKECOMPARISONofCharactersENDborninApril5th1920diedinNovember24th2004aBritish/Canadiannovelistawell-knownbestsellerwriterARTHURHAILEY

FOUR

timesreachNO.1onbest-sellerslists

Airport(1968)Wheels(1971)

TheMoneychangers(1975)

Overload(1975)HOTEL

1965

Brief

ITRODUCTIONaboutnovelTheluxuriousbutdebt-plagueSt.GregoryHotelfacedabattleforsurvival.Whileitsstaffs,guests,prospectbuyersalsoexperienceromance,powerplays,blackmailandbetrayalwithinfourdays.Main

CHARACTERSWarrenTrent---ownerMCDermott–assistantgeneralmanagerofthehotelTheDuchessofCroydon–wifeofDukeTheDukeofCroydon–newlyappointedBritishambassadortotheUnitedStatesOgilvie-----chiefhousedetectivePLOT

thehotelfinancialproblemcannotaffordtheunpayablemortgagenecessityforsellingitwhichisdueonFridaytwooptionsTwoprospectbuyersCurtisO’KeefeJourneyman’sunionMysteriousperson?O'Keefevs.Union

Obviously,Warrantpreferredthelatterone

O'KeefepaythetwomilliononemilliondollarandlivingaccommodationtoWarrenTrent

Journeyman’sUnionmaintainthehotel'sindependencehaveasayinitsaffairsPKTRANSITIONwiththedenialofentryofaNegromantothehotel,theJourneyman'sUnionbrokethedeal.Meanwhile,theirguestsgottheirowntroubles,includingtheDukeofCroydon,whowasblackmailedbyadetectiveaftergettinginvolvedinahit-and-runaccident.BEFORETheDukeisaninternationalstatesmanandnewlyappointedBritishambassadortoWashington.Atthatnight,theDukehitsawomanandherdaughterandboththewomanandherdaughterdied.However,theyjustdroveaway.Thehit-and-runsoonbecametopsensationalnews.Thechiefdetectivenoticedthebatteredcar.Insteadofreportingtothepolicestation,hehadavisittotheDukeandDuchess.

BlackmailTHE

DEVELOPMENTpartone(1-21):beforetheevidenceisshownparttwo(22-47):aftertheevidenceisshownpartthree(48-74):proposingadealpartfour(75-109):MakeadealOGILVIEPartoneAppearance

personalityAwaveofcigarunscrupulousAccompanied..(肆無忌憚的)andPiggyeyessurveyedgreedysardonically(look:grossjowledface)Hemissed,andtherude,buttfelluponthevulgarCarpetwhereheignoredit.andHisincongruousfalsettocoarsevoice.“whoelseisinthisplace?”Movingwithsurprisingspeed,walkedaroundThesuite…apparentlysatisfied..cagey〔有戒心的〕andexperiencedPart

TWOAppearanceIgotfriendsallover,Iobligethem…Cluckedhistonguereprovingly…“Lady,IcanproveallIneedto.”personality

sophisticated〔久經(jīng)世故的〕andcunningconfidentThefatmanrubbedhishandstogether,lookdownathis

thick,fleshyfingers.

“allIcomeforwastohelpyou…butIgottolivetoo.”

hypocritical(虛偽的)andgreedy

Part

THREEHypocritical

anddeceptivePart

FOURTheabruptnesstookhimbysurprise.thehousedetective’s

bulbouscountenanceReddened.uncertainAtlengthogilviespoke.“thiscigarbotherin’you,Duchess?”Asshenodded,Heputitout.Submissive(順從的)andobedientDuchessAppearance

:palecheekwithtwohighpoints,graygreeneyeCharacter

:strong,imperious(專橫的)，decisive,arrogant(傲慢的),vigilant(警惕的),veryquickinresponse.Part1TheDuchesswenttothedoorherself.Herowntensionwasnotlessenedbytheknowledgethatbothmightreturnatanymoment.(para.2)Shehaddispatchedhermaidandthemalesecretary.Shewasnervousthattheycancomebackanymoment.CleverVigilant

DUCHESSTheDuchesslookedpointedlyatthehalf-burnedcigarinthefatman’smouth.”myhusbandandIfindstrongsmokeoffensive.Wouldyoukindlyputthatout.”(para.3)Shewasatadisadvantage.Soshetrytochangethesituation.Butthisquestionsentencehasnoquestionmark.ArrogantCleverTheDuchessofCroydon–threecenturiesandahalfofinbredarrogancebehindher–didnotyieldeasily…Hertonewouldhavewitheredanyonewhoknewherwell.“Youunspeakableblackguard(惡棍)!Howdareyou!”(para.19)Fromthisparagraph,wecanseethatshewassoangry.Buteveninthissituation,herwordsarenotcoarse(粗俗的).Well

educatedArrogantPart

TWOWearily,inagestureofsurrender,theDuchessofCroydonsankbackintoherchair.Claspingherhandstoconcealtheirtrembling,sheasked."Whatisityouknow?“(para.22)"Oh,myGod!"Ahandtoherface,theDuchessturnedaway.(para.47)AWEAKside.Part

THREE"Iunderstand,"theDuchessofCroydonsaid."Youwantmoney,don'tyou?Youcameheretoblackmailus.“(para.55)"You'dacceptmoneytokeepsilentaboutwhatyouknow?“(para.57)"Butfromwhatyousay,"theDuchesspointedout,herpoiseforthemomentrecovered,"itwoulddonogood.Thecarwouldbediscoveredinanycase.“(para.59)Whenshecalmsdown,sheisstilladecisiveandsmartwoman.ShetriedtogetmoreinformationfromOgilvie.

SMARTPartFOURShedeclareddecisively,"Wewillnotpayyoutenthousanddollars.Butwewillpayyoutwenty-fivethousanddollars."Thehousedetective'seyesbulged."Inreturnforthat,"shecontinuedevenly,"Youwilldriveourcarnorth.”(para.100-103)DecisiveImperiousDUKE“Aah!”mimeticwordfeelupsetinside"it'snogo,oldgirl.I'mafraid.Itwasagoodtry.""whatyouaccuseusofistrue.Iamtoblame.Iwasdrivingthecarandkilledthelittlegirl.""Iamtheonetoblame"apassivespectatorTheDukesaidcoldly,"Isee."TheDukecautioned,"betterlethimfinish,oldgirl.""Isupposethatdoesn'tmatternow."

hadnoideahowtodealwithitTIPEuropeanaristocratichierarchy(歐洲貴族等級制度)Duke〔公爵〕Marquis〔侯爵〕Earl〔伯爵〕Viscount〔子爵〕Baron〔男爵〕TheDuchessOgilvie1.Beforetheevidenceisshown:

sharp,firm,arrogantoffensivechallenging,controlling2.Aftertheevidenceisshown:

surrendered,collapsedstrong(Graduallyweak)Dramaticchange

TheDuchess

Ogilvie3.NegotiatingCalm,friendlycalm4.MakingadealPowerful,