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Give the character sketch of sir Simon de Canterville.

The most clourful character in the story is undoubltedly the ghost himself, Sir Simon de Canterville, who goes about his duties with theatrical elegance style. He assumes a series of dramatic roles in his failed attempts to impress and terrify the Otises, making it easy to imagine him as a comical characterin a stage play. The ghost has the abilty to change forms, so he taps into his repertoire of tricks. He takes the role of ghostle apparitions such as Headless Earl, a Strangled Babe, the bBlood-Sucker of Bexley Moor, Sucide Skeleton, and the Corpse-Snatcher of Chertsey Barn, all having succeeded in horrifying previous castleresidentsover the centuries. But none of them works with these Americans. Sir Simon schemes, but even as his costumes become increasingly gruesome, his antics do nothing to scare his house guests, and the Otises succeed in failing him every time. He falls prey to trip wires, pea shooters, butter-slides, and falling buckets of water. In a particularily comical scene , he is frightened by the sight of a "ghost", rigged up by the mischevious twins.

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  SIR SIMON THE CANTERVILLE:   He is a sixteenth-century ancestor of Lord Canterville. When alive, he murders his wife, Lady Eleanore, for being a poor housekeeper. Later, he is starved to death by his wife’s brothers in retribution for his crime. His skeleton, chained in a little room, is discovered in the late nineteenth century by the American residents of the house. For three hundred years, the disembodied spirit of Sir Simon roams Canterville Chase, haunting and terrorising its inhabitants. He takes especial pleasure in frightening his relations. He goes about his nocturnal expeditions with a strong sense of duty. It is the sole reason for his existence. He takes pride in scaring people to insanity and death. He delights in recalling his long list of victims and his different ghostly attires such as the Blood-Sucker of Bexley Moor, the Headless Earl and Jonas the Graveless.  
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Sir Simon de Canterville died in the 16th century, and was doomed to haunt his ancestral home, Canterville Chase, until he could find someone to weep for him (as he lacked tears of his own), to pray for him (as he lacked faith of his own), and accompany him to the Angel of Death to beg for mercy on him. For centuries he haunted the Chase, terrifying any who sought to make 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 even began playing practical jokes on the hapless spectre. Finally, however, their immunity to his attempts to scare them brought about Sir Simon's redemption, as young Virginia Otis took the time to get to know the ghost and, learning of his curse, finally freed him of it. hope u get the correct information 
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Sir Simon de Canterville died in the 16th century, and was doomed to haunt his ancestral home, Canterville Chase, until he could find someone to weep for him (as he lacked tears of his own), to pray for him (as he lacked faith of his own), and accompany him to the Angel of Death to beg for mercy on him. For centuries he haunted the Chase, terrifying any who sought to make 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 even began playing practical jokes on the hapless spectre. Finally, however, their immunity to his attempts to scare them brought about Sir Simon's redemption, as young Virginia Otis took the time to get to know the ghost and, learning of his curse, finally freed him of it.
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The Ghost of The Canterville Chase was the spirit of Sir Simon de Canterville, who had murdered his wife in 1584 and later on after the disapperance of his body in mysterious circumstances, was changed into a ghost. Due to his guilt he haunted the villa for three centuries.
He looked terribly frightful, with eyes red as burning coal. His long cut grey hair fell over his shoulders. His garments were of antique cut and were spoiled and torn.
Despite of Sir Simon's attempts of appearing in most gruesome guises, the Otis family refuses to be frightened. Sir Simon feels increasingly helpless and humiliated. The ghost screams, but even his costumes become increasingly gruesome. His antiques do nothing to scare his house guests, and the Otises beat him every time.
The ghost being very upset reveals the tragic tale of his wife, Lady Eleanor de Canterville to Virginia. Virginia's ability to accept Sir Simon and lead him to enlightenment. Sir Simon believes she is full of love and love stronger than death.
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The most clourful character in the story is undoubltedly the ghost himself, Sir Simon de Canterville, who goes about his duties with theatrical elegance style. He assumes a series of dramatic roles in his failed attempts to impress and terrify the Otises, making it easy to imagine him as a comical characterin a stage play. The ghost has the abilty to change forms, so he taps into his repertoire of tricks. He takes the role of ghostle apparitions such as Headless Earl, a Strangled Babe, the bBlood-Sucker of Bexley Moor, Sucide Skeleton, and the Corpse-Snatcher of Chertsey Barn, all having succeeded in horrifying previous castleresidentsover the centuries. But none of them works with these Americans. Sir Simon schemes, but even as his costumes become increasingly gruesome, his antics do nothing to scare his house guests, and the Otises succeed in failing him every time. He falls prey to trip wires, pea shooters, butter-slides, and falling buckets of water. In a particularily comical scene , he is frightened by the sight of a "ghost", rigged up by the mischevious twins.
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