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  • Madame Forestier
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    "The Necklace " There are four settings in this story. The first setting is Madam Loisel Apartment where every day after she lost the "diamond" necklace she labored herself. The second setting was Madam Forestier's where Madam Loisel got the "diamond " necklace. The next scene's the large ball room where they had the banquet and had the best time of her life. The last scene is the Champs Elysees where Madam Loisel meets Madam Forestier for the first time in ten years and Forestier tells her that...
  • Mathilde's Manipulative Behavior
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    Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace " Mathilde's Inability to Accept Destiny Many people born into the middle to lower class of society come to accept their lot in life and make the best of it, Mathilde, the main character in Guy de Maupassant's short story, "The Necklace", is not one of these people. Mathilde felt that she was attractive and that fate must have made a mistake in birthing her into a family that could not provide a suitable dowry for a proper marriage. This situation left her with ...
  • Mme Loisel And Her Husband
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    The Necklace: The Downfall of Mathilde LoiselChad Pugh English 2025 Dr. Bovey Jealousy and envy are among the greatest of sins and have been the downfall of many. Maupassant's 'The Necklace' is the story of a woman who is overcome with jealousy and envy. Mathilde Loisel feels she has been cheated by life from all of the wonderful things it has to offer. The reader learns how these qualities in Mme. Loisel come back to haunt her for many years as the story unfolds with an ironic ending. Mathilde ...
  • Situational Irony In The Necklace
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    "The Necklace" by Guy De Maupassant tells of Mathilde Loisel who "by error of destiny" was born poor and winds up marrying a clerk. Mr. Loisel surprises Mathilde with an opportunity to taste the luxurious life for an evening and she unexpectedly bursts into tears because she has nothing to wear. Mr. Loisel agrees to buy her a gown and suggests that she borrow jewelry from her wealthy friend. The evening turns out to be a dream come true until the Loisels arrive home to find that the borrowed nec...
  • Mr Loisel And Mathilde
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    Daniel Beck English 113 D January 15, 2001 Essay 1 "The Necklace" The author of "The Necklace", Guy de Maupassant, relates the setting to Mathilde throughout the story. The central character in "The Necklace" is Mathilde. She dreams many dreams of rich living and high society. Her dwellings throughout "The Necklace" show her mood towards the way she is forced to live. Mathilde marries Mr. Loisel, a minor clerk in the Ministry of Education. She becomes unhappy with the way she has to live. "She s...
  • Diamond Necklace From A Friend
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    A Fool's Payment In the short story, "The Necklace", a greedy and selfish woman brings financial ruin upon herself and her husband. They go from a comfortable lifestyle in a slightly shabby apartment to an impoverished existence in an attic apartment. Mathilde Loisel was born to a lower middle class French family, but she wished that she could have of noble birth. Her longing for a better life caused her great grief. When she could have been happy with her situation in life, instead she would dr...
  • Lead To The Change In Mathilde's Character
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    'The Necklace" The character of Mathilde in Guy De Maupassant's short story "The Necklace", can be defined as a dynamic character; one that undergoes a change or develops as a result of the action of the plot. Mathilde starts out in the story as a self-indulgent woman obsessed with her dreams of material possessions. She seems to undergo a change in character, however, while working off the debts she and her husband obtained when they replaced Mrs. Forrestier's necklace. At the end of the story,...

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