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Character sketch of sir simon. |
| Answer» sir simon de Canterville died in the 16th century, and wasdoomed to haunt his ancestral home, Canterville Chase, until he could findsomeone to weep for him (as he lacked tears of his own), to pray for him (as helacked faith of his own), and accompany him to the Angel of Death to beg formercy on him. For centuries he haunted the Chase, terrifying any who sought tomake it their home, but eventually the American Otis family bought the house.They proved not only immune to all his attempts to frighten them, but evenbegan playing practical jokes on the hapless spectre. Finally, however, theirimmunity to his attempts to scare them brought about Sir Simon\'s redemption, asyoung Virginia Otis took the time to get to know the ghost and, learning of hiscurse, finally freed him of it. | |