cherecter sketch of ghost in canterille chase
The protagonist of Oscar Wilde's story "The Canterville Ghost" is, as the name suggests, a Ghost. When alive, Sir Simon Canterville was a dashing, young, headstrong knight. He had murdered his wife Lady Eleanor in a moment of anger. However, even after having become a Ghost, Sir Simon does not seem to relent his brashness. Instead he would take great joy in frightening the inhabitants of Canterville Chase. To a certain extent, it seems that Sir Simon would put on this act as a frightening scepter, only to keep himself entertained and for revenge. However, if we delve deeper we will find that the Ghost is a poor lost soul seeking redemption. He wanted to avenge himself for having been starved to death by his brothers-in-law. Nevertheless, he soon discovered that vengeance did not provide the peace or joy that he was seeking. Instead it was the unconditional love and tears of pure, honest Virginia that finally gave him peace The character of the Ghost undergoes a sea change from being a frightening apparition, to himself being scared by the Otis family. Finally, it was a member of the Otis family who freed him from his punishment. By the end of the story the Ghost has been transformed from being the cause of all instances of hilarity in the story to becoming the cause for pity in the mind of the readers of this tale.