Write a brief character sketch in about 125-150 word on 'Virginia Otis'.

charactersketch of vergina

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She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis. She was born in a London suburb shortly after Mrs. Otis returned from a trip to Athens. She is athletic and free-spirited, with golden hair and large blue eyes. She is a good rider who once raced and beat Lord Bilton.

Virginia is shown to have a sense of right and wrong. She censures the ghost for murdering his poor wife. She has a great regard for her family. So, she takes offence when the ghost calls her family horrid, rude, vulgar, dishonest. Yet, despite his crime and his offensive remarks, she cannot help pity his forlorn condition. She shows an inclination towards forgiveness and love. She offers him food and later, agrees to help him enter the Garden of Death. Clearly, she is the golden girl of the prophecy. Her selflessness bears fruit and Sir Simon is able to attain everlasting sleep.

Virginia grows up to marry her boy-lover, Cecil, the Duke of Cheshire. For her, the encounter with the ghost is a life-changing event. As she tells her husband, it has helped her understand the significance of life and death, and the power of love over the two.

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She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis. She was born in a London suburb shortly after Mrs. Otis returned from a trip to Athens. She is athletic and free-spirited, with golden hair and large blue eyes. She is a good rider who once raced and beat Lord Bilton.

Virginia is shown to have a sense of right and wrong. She censures the ghost for murdering his poor wife. She has a great regard for her family. So, she takes offence when the ghost calls her family horrid, rude, vulgar, dishonest. Yet, despite his crime and his offensive remarks, she cannot help pity his forlorn condition. She shows an inclination towards forgiveness and love. She offers him food and later, agrees to help him enter the Garden of Death. Clearly, she is the golden girl of the prophecy. Her selflessness bears fruit and Sir Simon is able to attain everlasting sleep.

Virginia grows up to marry her boy-lover, Cecil, the Duke of Cheshire. For her, the encounter with the ghost is a life-changing event. As she tells her husband, it has helped her understand the significance of life and death, and the power of love over the two.

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Virginia is full of human sympathy and benevolence. She does not ridicule the ghost like other members of her family. She is sensitive enough to read his troubled heart. The ghost requests her to accompany him to the Angel of death and beg mercy for him. She risks her life and even the Angel bows before her determination and selfless service. The ghost gets salvation. A wandering ghost gets permanent peace and she gets an aura. The ghost teaches her what life is, what death signifies and why love is stronger than both.

Virginia is a true judge of character. She sees a repentant soul and not a murderer. She helps the helpless ghost to get his ultimate desire fulfilled. She is a harbinger of love and peace. Her own family becomes a part of the funeral procession and it is all because of her that they have understood what a tormented soul yearns and pines for. She shows the importance of love and forgiveness.

Virginia deserves jewels and a loving life partner and she gets them both. A benevolent action done without the desire of getting any return gift and gets everything. Virginia is its proof. She is really a memorable character and in spite of her short presence she is the real heroine of the novel. She represents both the cultures British and American.
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Virginia is the member of the Otis family, who have purchased the haunted Canterville Villa. She is the only character in the novel who emerges as an example of fine human qualities of kindness, forgiveness, selfless love and a sense of devotion along with her maturity to accept Sir Simon, the ghost.She is just a fifteen year old but has a heart full of compassion and love.While the other characters ridicule and dismiss the ghost, she tries to understand the reason behind his restlessness. She believes in the fine human qualities and the power of love and kindness. She is fearless and so opens a channel of communication with him. She is non-judgemental and so the ghost opens up to her. She is tender and sensitive towards him. She listens to his story sympathetically and with her deep understanding, she sees in him not a murderer but a repentant soul. Her kind nature makes her do everything in her power to bring salvation for the ghost who has been denied eternal sleep, due to the sin of murdering his wife. She can feel the misery and pain of the ghost.It is due to her prayers and her tears of repentance that he is finally granted forgiveness and is able to rest in peace and bliss. She is an angel of mercy. Moreover, her experience with the ghost, enables her to understand the true meaning the true meaning of life,death and why love is stronger than both.
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