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What punishment does the colonel want to give Charlie and Tommo when they are caught poaching in his river in private peaceful?
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How old was bertha in private peaceful?
Charlie stole Bertha because the colonel was going to shoot her.
Who is the protagonist in the book Private Peaceful?
The main characters in the story are Charlie and Tommo Peaceful, brothers who decide to fight in the war
Who is the Lambert in the book private peaceful?
Lambert is the Colonel's bailiff
What are some good quotes from private peaceful about leadership?
'When we weren't poaching the Colonel's fish or scrumping his apples...' Shows they are adventurous. ' Charlie could have left me there. He could have made a run for it...' Shows Charlie is brave.' I have the bravest brother in the world.' ' His sweets were rabbit droppings. Charlie and I got into real trouble over that.' Shows he is silly. ' Charlie has often warned me about him, told me to keep out of his way.' The quote that shows Charlie is daring is: ' I stole her. I ran off with her after dark.' this is when Charlie stole Bertha the dog. ' I'll be staying with him. I'm not leaving.' Charlie stands up to sergeant Hanely and stays with the injured Tommo. ' I look up to see Charlie grabbing him round the neck and pulling him to the ground.' This is the fight with Jimmy Parsons. Charlie is the peacemaker at war.' Its Charlie who keeps us together, breaks up our squabbles.' GOOD LUCK FOR WHAT EVER YOU NEED IT FOR!
Who killed the dog bertha in the novel private peaceful?
The colonel shot bertha
How old was bertha in private peaceful?
Charlie stole Bertha because the colonel was going to shoot her.
Who is the protagonist in the book Private Peaceful?
The main characters in the story are Charlie and Tommo Peaceful, brothers who decide to fight in the war
Who is the Lambert in the book private peaceful?
Lambert is the Colonel's bailiff
What are some good quotes from private peaceful about leadership?
'When we weren't poaching the Colonel's fish or scrumping his apples...' Shows they are adventurous. ' Charlie could have left me there. He could have made a run for it...' Shows Charlie is brave.' I have the bravest brother in the world.' ' His sweets were rabbit droppings. Charlie and I got into real trouble over that.' Shows he is silly. ' Charlie has often warned me about him, told me to keep out of his way.' The quote that shows Charlie is daring is: ' I stole her. I ran off with her after dark.' this is when Charlie stole Bertha the dog. ' I'll be staying with him. I'm not leaving.' Charlie stands up to sergeant Hanely and stays with the injured Tommo. ' I look up to see Charlie grabbing him round the neck and pulling him to the ground.' This is the fight with Jimmy Parsons. Charlie is the peacemaker at war.' Its Charlie who keeps us together, breaks up our squabbles.' GOOD LUCK FOR WHAT EVER YOU NEED IT FOR!
Who killed the dog bertha in the novel private peaceful?
The colonel shot bertha
In World War 1 could colonels evict people from their homes if they didn't work for him if so why?
Colonels could evict people from their homes if such as in private peaceful the colenel threatens to evict the peacefuls as it was a tied cottage.Meaning that,as mr peaceful died and can no longer work for the colonel the colonel can't let them stay in the cottage.
Why did the Colonel kill bertha in private peacful?
The Colonel killed Bertha in "Private Peaceful" because she discovered his involvement in a corrupt scheme and threatened to expose him. He silenced her to protect his reputation and to prevent her from ruining his plans.
How does Michael Morpurgo bring out bravery in his book private peaceful?
when Mrs. peaceful stood up to the colonel-facing potential consequences- to protect Tommo and Charlie. QUOTE TO SHOW THIS: "won't let that man lay one finger on you" her use of an idiom emphasizes her seriousness of her threat. shows bravery in mother
What is the colonel like in private peaceful?
the colonel had a Rather dictatorial air about him and is a rather pompous, nasty peace of work, its just a shame that he's rich! he always seems to think that he is the best and because of this he can always look down on every one else.
What made conversing with Colonel Lloyd outside of his plantation very risky for a slave in Frederick Douglass book?
ANSWER: It was very risky for a slave to speak with Colonel Lloyd, the plantation's slave owner because speaking to the slave master can lead to the slave's death or severe punishment.
What does it mean to execute?
It has two meanings:To do or perform. "Execute the Colonel's order." or "The lawyer asked us to execute the wills."To kill as a form of punishment. "The prisoners were executed by a firing squad."
What are some love quotes from the book private peaceful?
AUTHORITY QUOTESThe Colonel -- "I'll teach you, you young ruffians!" he roared. "I'll teach you!" pg 21- "It may seem a little indelicate to broach the subject so soon after your late husband's sad and untimely death," - "But it's a question of the cottage. Strictly speaking, of course, Mrs Peaceful, you have no right to live here anymore. You know well enough I think that this is a tied cottage, tied to your late husband's job on the estate. Now with him gone…"- pg 28- 'but we all knew sooner or later the colonel would put us out of the cottage' pg 40- "I could have you up before the magistrate, but since I am the magistrate anyway there's no need to go to all that trouble, is there? I'll sentence you right now. You will come up here tomorrow morning at ten o'clock sharp, and I'll give each of you the hiding you so richly deserve. Then you can stay and clean out the hunt kennels til I say you can go. That should teach you not to come poaching on my land." Pg 49-50- "He said they're his foxhounds and he'd shoot them as and when he felt like it, and he didn't want any more lip about it" pg 60 (quote from Charlie)- "He said you've got to go, Charlie, or else he won't let us stay on in the cottage"…pg 99 (quote from Molly)Mr Munnings - "A new boy, a new boy to add to my trials and tribulations. Was not one Peaceful enough? What have I done to deserve another one? First Charlie Peaceful, and now a Thomas Peaceful. Is there no end to my woes? Understand this, Thomas Peaceful, that here I am your lord and master. You do what I say when I say it. You do not cheat, you do not lie, you do not blaspheme. You do not come to school in bare feet. And your hands will be clean. These are my commandments. Do I make myself absolutely clear?"- "Off you go, you scallywag."Grandma Wolf : Pg:32 `It was Grandma Wolf did all the talking now, even telling Mother what to do'- ` From the day Grandma Wolf moved in, our whole world changed'Key quotes:Captain Wilkes- pg133· "come and see me in the hospital, Peaceful,"· "that's an order"Buckland"Keep your eyes peeled, lads. Keep your wits about you."'The lieutenant grabs me and hauls me to my feel.''He's shouting at me, then turning me and pushing me back towards the trenches.''He is not much of a pipsqueak as we all thought.'Sergeant Hanley Key quotes:" God Peaceful, is that the best they can send us these days"."Stand still, look to your front, peaceful, you horrible little man""you know what you are? You're a blot on creation, peaceful. what are you?""every time you let that rifle fall, peaceful, you begin the punishment again, five more peaceful"Theme: Relationships and loveCharacters:Positive- Charlie, Tommo, Big Joe, Mother, Molly, Pete, Bertha (other animals), Captain Wilkes, Little Les, Nipper Martin, Anna, FatherNegative- Colonel, Molly's parents, Jimmy Parsons, Mr Munnings, Sergeant Hanley, Grandma Wolf,Key quotes:Positive-Captain Wilkes p.120 "he treats us right so we treat him right" says Charlie.Bertha p.51 'We had a particular favourite called Bertha.'Big Joe p. 86 '….and celebrating, it seemed to me, that Big Joe was alive too'.Mother p. 50 "I can tell you one thing," she said. "There'll be no hiding. Over my dead body."Tommo said "I will love her till the day I die" Pg. 25Tommo p. 25 "From the time Molly became one of us she pretty much a sister" 25Molly went to the Peaceful's house almost every night.Pete p. 173 "G'luck, Pete. Keep your head down." Spoken by Charlie.Molly brought big joe a present and it was an animal p. 37Negative-Mr munnings p. "a new boy a new boy to add to my trails and tribulation. Was not one peaceful enough? What have I done to deserve another oneWolfwoman p. "he says im wicked and born into sinSergeant Hanley p. "every time you drop that rifle peaceful you start the punishment all over again"Mr Munnings p. 11 "Was not one peaceful enough?"Mr Munnings p. 11 "Understand this, Thomas Peaceful, that here I am your lord and master. You do what I say when I say it. You do not cheat, you do not lie, you do not blaspheme. You do not come to school in bare feetTheme: Cowardice and courageCharacters:Courage: Tommo, Molly, Charlie, Mother, Charlie, Captain Wilkes, Big JoeCoward: Sergeant Hanley, Colonel, Mr MunningKey quotes:· "You take us out there now and their machine guns'll just mow us down" ~ Charlie pg.172· "No point in going out there and getting our selfs killed for nothing is there sergeant?" ~ Charlie pg. 172· "Are we downhearted? NO!" Charlie pg.120· "It takes eternity to cross no-man's-land" -Charlie pg.129· '"Go on son, You go and fight. It's every man's duty to fight when his country calls, that's what I say. Go on. Y'ain't a coward are you?" "Chicken!" she screamed after me. I did run I ran helter skelter down the deserted high Street, her words still ringing in my ears. Old lady to Tommo Page 96/7· Charlie: "You take us out there now and their machine guns will just mow us down."- pg. 172· Charlie: "No point going out there and getting ourselves killed for nothing is there, Sergeant." -pg. 172· The Colonel: "I'll teach you, you young ruffians!" -pg. 21· Mr Munnings: "And I'm telling you, Peaceful, that if you don't come with us when we go, it won't just be field punishment again." Pg. 172· Jimmy Parsons: "Your brother's a loony, off his head, off his rocker, nuts, barmy!" -pg. 23· I've never been so ashamed, my own family. You're nothing but a downright disgrace. And after all the Colonels done for us. Common thieves, that's what you are. Nothing but common thieves." - Grandma Wolf, page 49.·· 'When Molly protested once, she smacked her and sent her home.' - Grandma Wolf, page 31.·· "A new boy, a new boy to add to my trials and tribulations. Was not one Peaceful enough? What have I done to deserve another one? First a Charlie Peaceful, and now a Thomas Peaceful." - Mr Munnings, page 11.· "I've told her then and I've told her since, she could have done far better for herself. But did she listen? Oh no. She had to marry the first man to turn her head, and him nothing but a forester. She was meant for better things, a better class of person. We were shopkeepers - we ran a proper shop, I can tell you - made a tidy profit, too. In a big way of business, I'll have you know. But oh no, she wouldn't have it. Broke your grandfather's heart, she did. And now look what she's come to: a lady's maid, at her age. Trouble. Your mother's always been nothing but trouble from the day she was born." - Grandma Wolf, page 33.· 'Grandma Wolf would shout at him for that and smack him.' - Grandma Wolf, page 35. (Tommo's Point of View.)Hope this helps :)
