TASKS for Chapter 14

I. Find in the text the following words and phrases and translate them into Russian:

on one excuse and another – то с одной,то с другой отговоркой, to confess to oneself – признаться кому-либо, that was all to the good – все что не делается-все к лучшему, shrewd - проницательный, vanity - тщеславие, to have an affair with sb. – иметь с кем либо интрижку, sallow - болезненный, to feel compassion for sb. – чувствовать к кому – либо сострадание, eminent persons – видающиеся люди, to lay no claims on sb. – ничего не предъявлять , to use all her arts of cajolery – использовать все свое умение льстить, stale food – несвежая еда, to overcome one's scruples – преодолеть сомнения, to find someone a trifle dull – находить кого либо немного скучным, to have no inclination – не иметь склонностей, a man of the world – человек с опытом, she was modest about herself – она была скромного мнения о себе, a smack in the face - пощечина, sulkily - сердито, Julia's heart was wrung – сердце Джулии екнуло, chivalrous courtesy – рацарская учтивость, a vile disposition – отвратительный нрав, alacrity - готовность, wistful - тоскливый, to act with great naturalness – играть очень естесственно, to make a scene – закатывать сцену, she was in a black rage – она была в праведном гневе, she'd get even with him – расплатиться с ним , to rack one's brains – думать над чем либо.

II. Answer the following questions:

1. Was Julia really in love with Tom Fennell? And he? Yes she was. At first, she tried yo deny it as much as possible but soom she found out that she really fell in love with this young man and that she was happy. It was very unexpected to her but at the same time it pleased her. As for him, it’s difficult to jidge about his feelings, probably he was too young and unexperienced for such strong emotion as love and he was only grateful for everything she did for him.
2. How old was Tom? What did he do? Why was he a success with women?
Tom was only 22 years old. Although he was not rich at all and can not afford many things due to his small income, he had a great success with woman and the main reasom is his youith and high sexapility. All women with whom he had relationshios (only sexual in fact ), were attracted by his charming youth.
3. How can you characterize Roger? Where was he educated? What were his relations like with his parents? Did he know what he wanted to be? Did he want to go on the stage?
Actually, there is nothing special about Roger and this circumstance disappointed his parents, especially Julia very much. His appearance was quiet ordnary  red hair, blue eyes – nothing from his handsome father. Furthermore, he did’t have such mimics as his mother. He was educated in Eton, and by that momemt Julia’s som didn’t know exactly whiat he is going to be, but he didn’t want to go on the stage for sure.
 4. How did Tom and Roger get on together?
They get along together pretty good thatns for his age
5. Was Julia as successful in the movies as in the theatre? Did she envy the film-stars?
She tried to develop her career when she was pretty young as a movie star. But in fact she didn’t get much success. Mostly it is connected with her appearance – she was’t a beaty and dodn’t have a perfect face, which is the most important thing in the movies. However, she didn’t envy the film-start because they came and went while she stayed.

 6. Describe in detail how Julia managed to play different characters on the stage. What thrilled her? Why did she sometimes fell like God?
First of all, her talent was a god’s gift, that why her performance was so admirable and considered to be brilliant by almost all critics. She tried not just act by live her character’s life, thus , she is a model of impersonation. She had her own techniques of how to become this or that chatacetr. She tried to play him or her not only during 2 or 3 hours on the stage, but though all day long, talking to people, and so on.
7. How did Julia revenge herself on Tom?
Julia’s decision how to revenge on Tom was  to turn him out bag and baggage

III. Make up a list of words and phrases describing Tom Fennell. Comment on the repetition of "a young man" in the text. First "he was a blushing young man" for Julia. Did her attitude change when she was better aquainted with him? Prove it by giving examples from the text.

• sweet with his blue eyes and pale brown hair
• a white skin and rather a high colour
• lips were soft and there was a perfume of youth about him which was really rather delightful
• There was smth. charming in his clean freshness
• Very commonplace
• Young, fresh and ingenuous
• He was so deceitful

IV. Find in the text epithets and similes which characterize Julia and Michael and say what effect the author achieves by using them.

Sometimes she felt like Go – she feels very powerful

She read his mind like an open book – I think it has negative connotation because it indicated that Jilua was quiet bored with him because he was too predictive with all his doings.

V. What stylistic device did Maugham employ at large to characterize Julia? Illustrate your answer with the examples from the text. Comment on the lexicon used by Julia. To what stylistic layer of the vocabulary does it belong? How does it characterize Julia?

The author uses inner speech and stream of conscious so that the reader can leran Julia’s true feelings towards everything.

VI. Give a summary of chapter 14. (in written form)

As Julia and Tom’s relationships were getting closer and closer, she finally realized and confessed to herself that she fell in love with this young man. They spent all their free tome together, going to the luxurious restaurants and so on. At the same time, Julia understood that her lover couldn’t afford to spend so much money and began to give him expensive gifts and support him financially. Michael, invited Tom to spend their holiday together, with their son, Roger. At first, Julia was happy to be so close to her lover, but later she felt that he preferred Roger to her – because the most important thing two men had in common was their youth. That’s why Julia decided to revenge on Tom, but later, she felt she couldn’t lose him and did her best to make it up.

Chapters 11-13

TASKS for Chapters 11-13

I. Find the following words and phrases in the text and translate them into Russian:

a profound contempt – глубокое презрение,
to have first nights – давать премьеру,
to be exemplary – быть образцом для подражания,
 a pattern of conjugal fidelity – образец супружеской верности
, to separate – расстаться, разделять,
be ingenuous – быть искреннний,
to cry almost at will - кричать,
common sense – здравый смысл,
to elope with sb. – сбежать с любовником,
preposterous - несообразный,
curtain calls - поклоны,
prudish – не в меру щепетильный, ханжа
, in for a penny – за пенни,
 in for a pound – назвался груздем – полезай в кузов,
this was all a put-up job, - это дело было подстроена, махинацмя
indecent - недостойный,
in a flash – в мгновение ока,
to take liberties with sb. – позволять себе вольности,
a matinee – дневной спектакль,
amiably - добродушно,
well-chosen words – тщательно подобранные слова,
 to have no sequel – не иметь продолжения,
to erase the episode from her memory – вспомнить какой либо момент,
pleasant reveries sauntered through her mind – приятные воспоминания проскальзывали в ее мыслях,
hectic flush – лихорадочный румянец,
to see in the flesh – увидеть на мгновение,
to hurt one's pride – задеть чью либо гордость, самолюбие,
to have an inkling – иметь легкое подозрение,
to pawn – отдавать в залог, закладывать.

II. Answer the following questions:

1. How did Julia and Lord Tamerly get acquainted? Was Julia his mistress? What did Julia owe to Charles Tamerly?
Julia often went to the luncheon parties he was fond of giving at his house in Hill Street. No, she wasn’t. Nevertheless at the same time many people in that particular set were convinced that she was Charles Tamerley's mistress because of their close relationships. Moreover, their “love aggair” was real reason for the Tamerly divorce.

2. Describe Julia's acting when Lord Tamerly declared his love to her. How can you prove that it was only make-believe?
She began to cry with her mouth slightly open and with the look in her eyes of a child. There is no doubt that it was only make-believe because she had already prepared her course of conduct for the declaration which she felt he would sooner or later bring himself to make.

3. Why do you think Julia agreed to have tea with the young man? What was his name? Did Julia know it or not?

It was Tom. His manner of talking to her and style of making invitation shocked her but in pleasant way. For her it was an interesting little adventure. She understand the gap between her and his social status, so it was so called “fine gesture”.

 4. Was the young man as shy as he seemed to be?

At first, his behavior was predictable for her, but then, he turns out to be an absolute different person, not shy at all.

5. How did he show his admiration for Julia?

He had seen her in every play she had acted in since he was twelve years old. He told her that
once when he was fourteen he had stood outside the stage door after a matinee and when she came out had asked her to sign her name in his autograph book.

 6. What feelings did Julia experience after the date with the young man? How did she act after that? How old was Julia at that time? What's your opinion of Julia's behaviour?

It was strange but at the same time funny for her. It was not the first time Julia was unfaithful to her husband, but Tom’s impudence and insistence which caused their intimacy, was undoubtedly new experience to Julia although she was already 46. I can’t justify such behavior and don’t want to.

7. Describe the episode of Julia's adventure on the train to Cannes. What was Julia's attitude towards this accident? Give quotations from the text and comment on them. What do you think of this adventure?

During her trip to Cannes which she made by train, she her acquainted with the man who told her that he was an attaché at the Spanish Embassy in Paris and was going down to Cannes for
Easter. After long conversation, there was intimacy between them. Next morning she couldn’t believe that it had happened with her, however she did care more about the safety of her jewelry rather than about the moral aspect of this night.

8. When did Julia see Tom Fennell again? Under what circumstances?

he couldn’t wait for her call any more and called her himself and ask for one more meeting. Julia agreed and they decided to meet in Julia’s dressing-room bacause she believed that perhaps it was the best thing to get him come.

9. What do you think attracted Julia to Tom? How old was he?

He was about twenty. I think that his modesty, true feelings, youth and his inexperience attracted Julia.

10. Why do you think Tom was interested in grand people?

Because such life was too far and differed much from this he lived.

11. Do you approve or disapprove of Julia's love affair with Tom Fennell?

I completely disapproved it because no matter why, she was unfaithful to her husband and it is disgusting.

III. Make up a list of words and phrases which the author uses to show Julia's attitude towards Tom Fennell. Comment on their semantics and stylistic value.
• sweet with his blue eyes and pale brown hair
• a white skin and rather a high colour
• lips were soft and there was a perfume of youth about him which was really rather delightful
• There was smth. charming in his clean freshness
• Very commonplace
• Young, fresh and ingenuous
• He was so deceitful



IV. The author uses a number of theatrical allusions. Find them in the text and say what you know about them. (Consult the Oxford Guide to British and American Culture or any other culture dictionary).
Dame Ellen Terry,  (27 February 1847[1] – 21 July 1928) was an English stage actress who became the leading Shakespearean actress in Britain.
Born into a family of actors, Terry began acting as a child in Shakespeare plays and continued as a teen, in London and on tour. At 16 she married the much-older artist George Frederic Watts, but they separated within a year. She was soon acting again but began a relationship with the architect Edward William Godwin and retired from the stage for six years. She returned to acting in 1874 and was immediately acclaimed for her portrayal of roles in Shakespeare and other classics.
George Farquhar (1677 – 29 April 1707) was an Irish dramatist. He is noted for his contributions to late Restoration comedy, particularly for his plays The Recruiting Officer (1706) and The Beaux' Stratagem (1707).

V. In chapter 11 you can find the following phrase: "... like Venus rising from the waves." What is the source of this allusion? Comment on it and its stylistic effect.



Venus is the Roman goddess whose functions encompassed love, beauty, sex, fertility and prosperity. I think that such allusion is not accidental and this comparison is connected with the recent events, Julia’s love affairs with Tom in particular. So, her life in sexual way reappeared again and as a resut she became a symbol; of love and intimacy as Venus was.

VI. Give a summary of chapters 11-13. (in written form)

Julia got flowers from Tom and wrote thank you letter to him considering him to be one of her fans. Several days later, he called  her and invited to have a cup of tea in his apartment. Shocked by his impudence, but at the same time attracted by Tom’s youth and modesty, Julia accepted. His poor apartment remindes Julia the times when she was in the beginning of her carrier, the times of her youth As a result, something unpredictable happened. Tom turned out to be not so shame as she considered him to be and suddenly kissed her during their conversation. To Julia’s surprise, she had nothing against it and there was intimacy between them. However, while for the young man it as something serious, for Julia it was nothing more that a funny adventure because it was not the first time she was unfaithful to her husband Michael. Nevertheless, they continued their meetings and Julia realized that she had fallen in love with Tom and decided just to enjoy this feeling.