CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Is Mathilde an example of a dynamic or a static character? Dynamic characters undergo an important inner change in their personality or point of view, while static characters remain unchanged.
A
Dynamic
B
Static
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Madame Mathilde Loisel, is a round and dynamic character.

Detailed explanation-2: -Madam Loisel, the main character in “The Necklace”, is an example of a “dynamic” character. Her attitudes and feelings change several times throughout the story.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the story “The Necklace", Mathilde Loisel is a dynamic character. She transforms and evolves during the story. At the beginning of the story, she is a beautiful young woman married to a minor clerk. She incessantly grieves at her middle-class station in life and yearns for luxuries.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anakin Skywalker. His transformation from Jedi knight to Sith lord is a great example of a dynamic character undergoing inner change that is negative-during his progression, he loses his “good guy” qualities and becomes an antagonist.

Detailed explanation-5: -As a minor character, Madame Forestier is also a static character because she does not change throughout the story.

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