Anthology B – the short storiesKing Schariah...Tuesday 18 April 2023

An introduction

•This story introduces one of the great characters of literature: Scheherazade.

•Do some research about this character and see how she has inspired works of art across the whole world.

•Brave, brilliant, intellectual, strong...

•What else do you see?

Motive Agree or disagree?

Comment Evidence

She wishes to save her people (especially women) from a tyrant

She wants fame:•As someone who brought fame to her people• as a stroyteller

She wants to become a martyr and die a glorious death

She wants power: she thinks she can gain control over the sultan

Scheherazade: surprising characterFeature Evidence

Brave and eager to act “implores” her father to let her marry

High Principles “I am determined to stop this barbarous practice”

Obstinate

The SultanRUTHLESS HUMAN

“He felt...obliged... To put her to death”

Generous at first: “whom he loved more than all the world”.

Language:

•What is the effect of the dialogue in the passage?

•The writing is concise. Words are not wasted. Look at the descriptions of characters and see if you can find examples of this technique.

•Why is the final sentence of the passage so effective? Consider the many things that she is beginning at this point.

Question

•In all questions, consider:•Presentation of the characters of the

Sultan and Scheherazade•How the minor characters add interest to

the story.•How the writer uses language to create

effect in his telling of the story.