“The Apparition of Mrs. Veal”

• By Daniel Defoe• Published in 1705

Marco CabreraEnglish 1021 July 2013

Theme

•Ghostly theme•Death•Friendship

Motifs

• Scoured gown • Elbow chair

Characters

•Main character- Mrs. Veal•Mrs. Bargrave•Mr. Veal

Conflict

• Person vs. fate/ supernatural•Mrs. Bargrave’s conversation with Mrs.

Veal isn’t believed even though she has factual evidence.

Setting and Plot

• September 1705 – 18th century

• Exposition- Mrs. Veal’s and Mrs. Bargrave’s friendship is introduced.

•Rising action- the apparition of Mrs. Veal

Setting and Plot- continued

•Climax(conflict)- Mrs. Bargrave tries to explain the conversation she had with Mrs. Veal.• End- the story is left hanging in the air

since the author pushes the reader to believe Mrs. Bargrave’s story, everyone in the story doubts her.

Genre and Author’s purpose

• Sci-fi/Fantasy• To spread a good message• The ghost of Mrs. Veal states,“But be

assured that your afflictions shall leave you, or you them, in a short time”(Defoe,p40).