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What is the name of the place zaroff tells rainsford to avoid?
Zaroff tells Rainsford to avoid the area known as "Ship-Trap Island." He warns him that it is dangerous and that many ships have met their demise there. This sets the stage for the deadly game that unfolds between the two characters.
Rainsford first realizes he is going to be the prey when?
He first realizes that he is going to be the prey when Zaroff tells him that the two of them will go hunting tomorrow. At first, Rainsford believes that they would be going to hunting together (both hunting for humans). Zaroff's reply tells him that he is the one that is going to be hunted.
What is the name of the place that Zaroff tells Rainsford to avoid and what does it suggest?
Zaroff warns Rainsford to avoid "Ship-Trap Island." This name suggests danger and foreboding, implying that the island is a place where ships are lured to their doom, reflecting the sinister nature of Zaroff's deadly hunting game. The name sets the tone for the treacherous and malevolent environment that Rainsford is about to encounter.
The Most Dangerous Game why did Rainsford kill General Zaroff?
In The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford had fallen off of the yacht he had been traveling on after he heard gunshots coming from Ship-Trap Island. He knew he couldn't catch up with the yacht so he swam in the direction of the shots, ending up on the island.
What is a summary of 'The Most Dangerous Game'?
The celebrated hunter Sanger Rainsford, while aboard a yacht cruising in the Caribbean, falls into the sea. While swimming desperately for shore, he hears the anguished cries of an animal being hunted; it is an animal he does not recognize. Rainsford makes it to land and after sleeping on the beach, he begins to look for people on the island. He finds evidence of the hunt he overheard and wonders, upon finding empty cartridges, why anyone would use a small gun to hunt what was, according to the evidence, obviously a large animal. Rainsford then follows the hunter's footprints to the solitary house on the island. The mansion looms above him like something out of a Gothic novel and inside is a similarly Gothic character as well: Ivan, a gigantic, mute man. Ivan is about to shoot Rainsford when the entry of another man stops him. The second man, General Zaroff, is far more civilized looking than Ivan and has exquisite manners. He apologizes for Ivan and gives Rainsford clean clothes and dinner. While the men are eating, Zaroff reveals his passion for the hunt. He tells Rainsford he hunts "big game" on the island --- game he has imported. Hunting had ceased to be a challenge to Zaroff, so he decided to hunt a new animal, one that could reason. Rainsford realizes with horror that Zaroff actually hunts humans and wonders what happens if a man refuses to be hunted. He finds there is no refusing Zaroff, for either a man goes on the hunt or he is turned over to the brutish Ivan. Zaroff never loses. Although Rainsford passes the night in comfortable quarters, he has trouble sleeping. As he finally dozes off, he hears a pistol shot in the jungle. The next day Rainsford demands to leave the island. Zaroff protests that they have not gone hunting yet, then informs Rainsford that he, in fact, is to be hunted. Zaroff tells him that if he survives three days in the jungle, he will be returned to the mainland, but he must tell no one of Zaroff s hunt. With no real choice, Rainsford accepts his supplies from Ivan and leaves the chateau. He has a three-hour head start and is determined to outsmart Zaroff. He doubles back on his trail numerous times until he feels that even Zaroff cannot follow his path. Then he hides in a tree for rest. Zaroff, however, comes right to him but chooses not to look up in the tree and find him. Rainsford realizes Zaroff is playing a game of cat and mouse with him. After Zaroff has walked off, Rainsford steels his nerve and moves on. Rainsford decides to set a trap for Zaroff. If Zaroff trips it, a dead tree will fall on him. Soon Zaroff's foot sets off the trap, but he leaps back and only his shoulder is injured. He congratulates Rainsford and tells him he is returning to the chateau to get his wound looked at but will be back. Rainsford flees through the forest. He comes to a patch of quicksand known as Death Swamp where he builds another trap. He fashions a pit with sharp stakes inside and a mat of forest weeds and branches to cover the opening. One of Zaroff s dogs springs the trap, however, and ruins Rainsford's plan. At daybreak, Rainsford hears a fear-inspiring sound: the baying of Zaroff s hounds. He makes another attempt to save his life. He attaches a knife to a flexible sapling, hoping it will harm Zaroff as he follows the trail. But this too fails; it only kills Ivan. In a fit of desperation, Rainsford looks to his only escape --- jumping off the cliff into the sea which waits far below. He takes this chance. That night General Zaroff is back in his mansion. He is annoyed with the thought of having to replace Ivan and he is slightly irked because one of his prey has escaped. He goes up to bed and switches on the light. A man is hiding behind the curtains. It is Rainsford. Zaroff congratulates him on winning the game, but Rainsford informs him that they are still playing. That night, Rainsford sleeps with immense enjoyment in Zaroff s comfortable bed.
When zaroff tells rainsford that his visitors always choose to go hunting we can infer that?
Zaroff's visitors are likely confident in their hunting abilities and enjoy the challenge of hunting. They may also be drawn to the thrill of hunting on Ship-Trap Island. This information hints at the competitive and dangerous nature of Zaroff's hunting games.
What is the rising action in The Most Dangerous Game?
Exposition: Takes place on ship trap island.Initiating Incident: Rainsford falls off the ship.Rising Action: He swims to the island, he goes to General Zaroffs house, Zaroff tells Rainsford that he hunts, and he hunts people, Zaroff and Rainsford play the "hunting game".Climax: Rainsford wins the game.Falling Action: General Zaroff congratulates him.Conclusion: Rainsford is grateful for his abilities that kept him alive.
What is the exposition of The Most Dangerous Game?
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How is zaroff able to finance his lifestyle?
Zaroff became bored with his prey. He was looking for prey that would challenge his skills. He feels he is all too powerful for the weak birds and lions that he usually hunts.
What does general tell rainsford he must do to play the game?
Answer 1: Read the story (Richard Connell's 'The Most Dangerous Game'), it is a suspenseful, well-characterized, morbid little tale! I really hate to have to spoil it. But, if one has read the story and hasn't had enough caffeine to quite follow it, here: Answer 2: General Zaroff is a former big game hunter who grew bored with hunting animals. His new game, which takes place on a remote forested island, is to hunt shipwrecked people. He finds hunting an intelligent creature like a human being to be more thrilling and challenging. He tells Rainsford he will have a three hour head start and sends him into the forest unarmed. Soon, Zaroff, with his gun and tracking skills, will come after Rainsford. Rainsford will have only his wits to keep him alive. None have yet escaped the clutches of Zaroff! Refer to story to discover Rainsford's fate.
What happened to lazarus from The Most Dangerous Game the short story?
General Zaroff told Rainsford to be careful of the death swamp which held quicksand because his last prey went into the quicksand. He said that his prey went into the swamp because lazarus was following him. Unfortunately, lazarus followed him into the quicksand. Zaroff says that he loved that hound because he was the best in the pack. ------- Rainsford and General Zaroff are having dinner and discussing the "hunt," General Zaroff tells Rainsford about one of his former prey. He says to avoid "Death Swamp" because one other fellow ran into it and it was full of quicksand. "The deplorable part of it was Lazarus followed him. I loved Lazarus he was the finest hound in my pack."
What is the rising action of the book The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell?
The event that sparks the main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" and sets the rising action in motion is Rainsford's realization that General Zaroff means to hunt HIM that night, and that he has no choice in the matter. If he refuses to fight, then Zaroff will send Ivan out after him. Either way, he will face one of them in a fight to the death. Rainsford first learned of Zaroff's "hobby" during their conversation the night before. Zaroff is very excited when he learns the identity of his island's newest arrival. He tells Rainsford he has read his books on hunting before, and both men shares their stories and enthusiasm for hunting. This conversation takes a turn, though, when Zaroff lets it be known that he has grown bored with most forms of hunting. As he explains: "Hunting had ceased to be what you call `a sporting proposition.' It had become too easy. I always got my quarry. Always. There is no greater bore than perfection.... No animal had a chance with me any more. That is no boast; it is a mathematical certainty. The animal had nothing but his legs and his instinct. Instinct is no match for reason. When I thought of this it was a tragic moment for me, I can tell you." To combat this problem, Zaroff explains, he "had to invent a new animal to hunt," one with "the attributes of an ideal quarry." These attributes, he continued, include "courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason."' When Rainsford objects that no animal can reason, Zaroff insists that there is ONE who can. Rainsford now understands Zaroff's "game," but says this is not hunting, but murder. Rather than feeling chastised, Zaroff is amused by his words: The general laughed with entire good nature. He regarded Rainsford quizzically. "I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war--" Rainsford does not let him finish his sentence, but rather makes it clear his wartime experiences did not make him "condone cold-blooded murder." Still, Zaroff goes on laughing and says: "I'll wager you'll forget your notions when you go hunting with me. You've a genuine new thrill in store for you, Mr. Rainsford." The next day, Rainsford learns they are going hunting together, and he will be the prey. The game is on - and the rising action takes off at a fast pace. -Diana Stefanyuk
