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Hi she killed her self because Ethier way if the Highwayman came she would get shot anyway. But she did do it to get the Highwaymans attention for him to know RUN RUN .
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Bess killed her self because she loved the highwayman and she didnt want him to get hurt but she was tied down and couldn't move but there was a gun under her breast as the story says and she pulled the trigger to get his attention he heard the gun shot and ran but he didn't know who got shot until the morning when everyone was talking about it and when he heard it was bess he was furious and rode to her house and got shot down and died but every winter the story says there spirits still live on :)
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Who is Tim in the poem The Highway Man?
Tim in the poem The Highway Man is the ostler who work in the stable of the inn for the landlord, Bess' father.
Is the highwayman supernatural?
In the poem, the Highwayman, Bess and the highwayman are both killed. At the end of the poem, however, it tells of the legend that the ghost of the highway man comes to the inn where the ghost of Bess waits for him. Therefore, in this sense, the Highwayman is supernatural.
Is there any poems about a highway man?
Yes there is a poem about a highway man calles the highway man. it is about a bandit who is in love with the "laandlords black eyed daughter" called Bess. She is shot because she loves him so much.
Who is braver in the poem The Highwayman Bess or the Highwayman?
The Highway man risked his life to see his lover Bess knowing that he might be arrested or shot while going to see her in the night. Bess risked her life to save the Highwayman, knowing well that her attempt to shoot the rifle attached to her body and warn the highwayman would result in her sure death. Where can one see such equal bravery except in this celebrated poem by Alfred Noyce?
How would you paraphrase The Highwayman?
Stanza 1 This stanza tells about the setting of the poem. The setting is dark, windy and cloudy. The highwayman is riding up to the inn. Stanza 2 The appearance of the highwayman is described. The man was well dressed and was perhaps a gentleman. Stanza 3 The highwayman was going to visit Bess, the landlord's daughter. Stanza 4 The highwayman is going to rob someone, but Tim the ostler is listening. Both Tim and the highwayman love Bess. Stanza 5 Before the highwayman leaves he smells Bess' perfume and thinks about how much he loves her. Stanza 6 King George's men went to the inn. The highwayman did not go to the inn. They probably went to the inn because Tim told them. Stanza 7 King George's men gagged and tied Bess. The men were holding muskets while waiting for the highwayman. Stanza 8 Bess has a musket pointed at her and the king's men are making jokes at her. Stanza 9 Bess is trying to free herself and she is able to touch the trigger of the musket. Stanza 10 Bess looks out the window and does not see the highwayman. The road is bare. Bess wanted to warn the highwayman that the king's men were at the inn. Stanza 11 The highwayman is beginning to get closer to the inn and the footsteps of the horse are heard. Stanza 12 Bess has died because she was trying to warn the highwayman. Stanza 13 At dawn the highwayman hears that Bess has died and had killed herself because she was trying to wait for him to warn him about the king's men. Stanza 14 The highwayman was going back to the inn. He was enraged that the men had killed Bess. When he got back to the inn, he got shot and died. Stanza 15 Sometimes on a winter night, the highwayman (ghost) can be heard riding to the inn. Stanza 16 The highwayman (ghost) was whistling a tune to the window so that Bess (ghost) would meet him.
Who is Tim in the poem The Highway Man?
Tim in the poem The Highway Man is the ostler who work in the stable of the inn for the landlord, Bess' father.
Who are the main characters in the poem highwayman?
The main characters in the poem "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes are the highwayman himself, Bess, and Tim the ostler. The poem follows the story of the highwayman, his lover Bess, and the tragic events that unfold when Bess sacrifices herself to warn him of a trap set by the authorities.
Is the highwayman supernatural?
In the poem, the Highwayman, Bess and the highwayman are both killed. At the end of the poem, however, it tells of the legend that the ghost of the highway man comes to the inn where the ghost of Bess waits for him. Therefore, in this sense, the Highwayman is supernatural.
Is there any poems about a highway man?
Yes there is a poem about a highway man calles the highway man. it is about a bandit who is in love with the "laandlords black eyed daughter" called Bess. She is shot because she loves him so much.
What are some metaphors in the highway man?
its when the highwayman gets killed
What is the highway man about?
Heey The Highway man is poem from Alfred Noyes Its about Highway man of corse and a girl Bess Its about The Highway Man Kissing Bess and Tim the Osarler is Jealous he tells King George and King Georges men wait at Besses Window they tie her up and 2 guns by her side She worns the Highwayman by shooting her self he realises it by Morning he comes to savee her but he gets killed to What a sad story Right !! Hopee It Hellps !
Who is braver in the poem The Highwayman Bess or the Highwayman?
The Highway man risked his life to see his lover Bess knowing that he might be arrested or shot while going to see her in the night. Bess risked her life to save the Highwayman, knowing well that her attempt to shoot the rifle attached to her body and warn the highwayman would result in her sure death. Where can one see such equal bravery except in this celebrated poem by Alfred Noyce?
Why was Dick Turpin's horse called Black Bess?
it wasn't called black bess at all he never had a named horse because he rode stolen horses black bess is a name people got from the poem the highwayman because they assumed that the poem was about dick turpin and in the poem he has a girlfriend called bess who had black hair so a leganed surronded him that he called his horse black bess after her but he didnt. the poem the highwayman may not even be about dick turpin
How bess and the highwayman interactions help develop the conflict?
While Bess and the highwayman do not interact during the course of the poem, it is implied that the highwayman is in love with her, and she with him. The tension that develops over the course of the poem is directly related to will she put her love for him above her own life, which she finally does when she kills herself in order to warn him that the meeting with her that he is riding to is a trap.
Who was responsible for the highwayman's death in the highwayman?
Bess, the landlord's daughter, is responsible for the highwayman's death in the poem "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. She sacrifices herself to warn him of the soldiers lying in wait, leading to his death in a bid to save him.
Do you feel sad for Bess in the highwayman poem?
yes...... the poem made me feel really sad =(
What is Bess in relationship to a highwayman?
Bess is typically portrayed as the lover or partner of the highwayman in the 19th century poem "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. She warns the highwayman of a trap set by soldiers, which ultimately leads to his death. Bess is known for her loyalty and tragic fate in the poem.
