Foreshadowing in "The Monkey's Paw" Answers

Read the excerpt from “The Monkey's Paw.”Mr. White dropped his wife's hand, and rising to his feet, gazed with a look of horror at his visitor. His dry lips shaped the words, "How much?""Two hundred pounds," was the answer.Unconscious of his wife's shriek, the old man smiled faintly, put out his hands like a sightless man, and dropped, a senseless heap, to the floor.

How does the mood in “The Monkey's Paw” foreshadow what happens in the story?

Read the excerpt from “The Monkey's Paw.”"Likely," said Herbert, with pretended horror. "Why, we're going to be rich, and famous and happy. Wish to be an emperor, father, to begin with; then you can't be henpecked."He darted round the table, pursued by the maligned Mrs. White armed with an antimacassar.

Which is not an accurate hint at the future plot twists in "The Monkey's Paw”?

Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw.”Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said, slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want.""If you only cleared the house, you'd be quite happy, wouldn't you?" said Herbert, with his hand on his shoulder. "Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then; that’ll just do it."His father, smiling shamefacedly at his own credulity, held up the talisman, as his son, with a solemn face, somewhat marred by a wink at his mother, sat down at the piano and struck a few impressive chords."I wish for two hundred pounds," said the old man distinctly.

Read the excerpt from “The Monkey's Paw.”"The first man had his three wishes. Yes," was the reply; "I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That's how I got the paw."His tones were so grave that a hush fell upon the group."If you've had your three wishes, it's no good to you now, then, Morris," said the old man at last. "What do you keep it for?"The soldier shook his head. "Fancy, I suppose," he said, slowly. "I did have some idea of selling it, but I don't think I will. It has caused enough mischief already. Besides, people won't buy. They think it's a fairy tale; some of them, and those who do think anything of it want to try it first and pay me afterward.""If you could have another three wishes," said the old man, eyeing him keenly, "would you have them?""I don't know," said the other. "I don't know."

Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw.”"Is he hurt?" demanded the mother, wildly.The visitor bowed in assent. "Badly hurt," he said, quietly, "but he is not in any pain.""Oh, thank God!" said the old woman, clasping her hands. "Thank God for that! Thank –"She broke off suddenly as the sinister meaning of the assurance dawned upon her and she saw the awful confirmation of her fears in the other's perverted face. She caught her breath, and turning to her slower-witted husband, laid her trembling old hand upon his. There was a long silence."He was caught in the machinery," said the visitor at length in a low voice."Caught in the machinery," repeated Mr. White, in a dazed fashion, "yes."

Which mood does foreshadowing help create in “The Monkey's Paw”?

Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw.”"It had a spell put on it by an old fakir," said the sergeant-major, "a very holy man. He wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow. He put a spell on it so that three separate men could each have three wishes from it."His manner was so impressive that his hearers were conscious that their light laughter jarred somewhat."Well, why don't you have three, sir?" said Herbert White, cleverly.The soldier regarded him in the way that middle age is wont to regard presumptuous youth. "I have," he said, quietly, and his blotchy face whitened."And did you really have the three wishes granted?" asked Mrs. White."I did," said the sergeant-major, and his glass tapped against his strong teeth."And has anybody else wished?" persisted the old lady."The first man had his three wishes. Yes," was the reply; "I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That's how I got the paw."

Read the excerpt from “The Monkey's Paw.”He went down in the darkness, and felt his way to the parlour, and then to the mantelpiece. The talisman was in its place, and a horrible fear that the unspoken wish might bring his mutilated son before him ere he could escape from the room seized upon him, and he caught his breath as he found that he had lost the direction of the door. His brow cold with sweat, he felt his way round the table, and groped along the wall until he found himself in the small passage with the unwholesome thing in his hand.Even his wife's face seemed changed as he entered the room. It was white and expectant, and to his fears seemed to have an unnatural look upon it. He was afraid of her.