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Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist is the second novel by Charles Dickens published in 1838. It tells the story of an orphan named Oliver who has a miserable life in a workhouse before being placed with an undertaker. The novel contains the famous line "Please, sir, I want some more."
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What actors and actresses appeared in Oliver Twist - 1985?
The cast of Oliver Twist - 1948 includes: Ivor Barnard as Chairman of the Board Johnny Briggs as Undetermined Minor Role Erik Chitty as Workhouse Board Member Mary Clare as Mrs. Corney Michael Dear as Noah Claypole Maurice Denham as Chief of Police Diana Dors as Charlotte Kenneth Downey as Workhouse Master Deidre Doyle as Mrs. Thingummy Graveley Edwards as Mr.Fang Henry Edwards as Police Official Alec Guinness as Fagin Kathleen Harrison as Mrs Sowerberry John Howard Davies as Oliver Twist Maurice Jones as Workhouse Doctor Frederick Lloyd as Mr. Grimwig Edie Martin as Annie Gibb McLaughlin as Mr. Sowerberry Fay Middleton as Martha Arthur Mullard as Undetermined Minor Role Anthony Newley as Artful Dodger Robert Newton as Bill Sykes John Potter as Charlie Bates Nosher Powell as Undetermined Minor Role Michael Ripper as Barney Eustace Shipman as Doctor Who Delivers Oliver Henry Stephenson as Mr. Brownlow Ralph Truman as Monks Amy Veness as Mrs. Bedwin Kay Walsh as Nancy Dennis Wyndham as Man In Street Who Punches Oliver
What weapon did Nancy die from Oliver Twist?
Bill Sykes killed her after he found out that she had told the authorities about Oliver Twist. Later Bill Sykes is killed for the murder of Nancy and Oliver gets home all right. Fagin is hung for being a criminal.
What favor did Dick request in Oliver Twist?
this famous line reads, " could I have a little more?" he wanted more gruel ( a thin stew) because he was very hungry.
How did the author of Oliver Twist come up with the weird names in the book?
Mr bumble gives Oliver his name because his mother died almost straight after he was born. Clair
How is the death of Fagin in the book Oliver Twist justified?
Fagin's greed signifies all that is bad in London at this point in time, especially in Dickens' eyes. Perhaps his sentence of death is symbolic. It marks the end of evil, greedy tendencies and the beginning of generosity and kindness as the norm. It makes for a happy ending that the bad guys go down in flames. I am not sure if he could legally be sentenced to death, but maybe Dickens was coming from a different angle. There are many reasons for Fagin's death. Simply put, he's the bad guy, and the bad guy's just getting what's been coming to him. Since he's portrayed as evil, no one can identify w/ him at the end b/c he's almost subhuman. But it's also important to consider how much Dickens emphasizes Fagin's religious background. With all of these stereotypes going on, he is also ostracized on another level b/c in society-at-large, he's apart from the unsympathetic majority. Check out the link attached for more info and the complexities of this issue.
Mr Fagin a receiver of stolen goods. or where he ended up at the end of the story with Mr. Brownlow. But before he was led to Fagin, he was sent to work and live with Mr. Sowerberry, the undertaker for the parish into which Oliver was born. Mrs. Sowerberry, her daughter, and the charity-boy Noah Claypole.
In Oliver Twist What chapter does fragin turn Oliver Twist into a thief?
Fagin, a Jewish underworld villain who ran a hostel for homeless boys and kept them in bed & board in return for their carrying out robberies for him.
Oliver himself was taught to do it by Fagin's 'Head Boy', known only as The Artful Dodger, but it was Fagin who mentored the boys in general.
Fagin was eventually arrested and tried for his life- the judge offered to spare his life if he agreed to abandon his Jewish faith and convert to Christianity, but Fagin could not bring himself to do this and he was hanged. It's an example of him having some shreds of integrity and loyalty in the last resort, and not being a total villain.
Did Charles Dickens write Oliver Twist?
It's generally agreed among Dickensian experts that most of Dickens's books contain some autobiographical content and this is the most autobiographical of them all. One thing from his own personal experience to which he hoped to draw attention was the reform of child labor laws. It was considered a huge gain by reformers when work hours for children were lowered to 10 hours a day, and reformers like Dickens pressed even more insistently for improvements to conditions, pay and injuries. On a somewhat more personal level, the book can be viewed as wish-fulfillment, the old "prince and pauper" syndrome. Most children fantasize at some point that their "real" parents are not those with which they live. Dickens's parents were obviously less than ideal and Oliver Twist is seen as his efforts to expiate that lack.
Where does Oliver Twist take place?
It is set in Victorian Britain just around the time when Victoria became queen so it also involves the Georgian era. The story starts in a workhouse in a small village just over a 75 miles radius from London. When Oliver travells to London, he is taken in to the group of pickpockets lead by Fagin who lives in an area of London called Spittlefields. Later he is take in by Mr. Brownlow (Who later is revealed to be Oliver's Grandfather) who lives in an area of London called Pentonville.
How many pages does the book Oliver Twist by Charles dickens have?
That will depend entirely on type face, format, paperback or hard cover, etc. Oliver Twist has more than 20 characters in 53 chapters, making Oliver Twist a substantial novel. And it was, by the way, the first novel to feature a child protagonist throughout.
What is the lesson learned in the story of Oliver Twist?
I learned that we must not lye to anybody. We should also do right things and do not steal from others, because one day you will lose everything too.
Who are the main characters in Oliver Twist the movie?
There are many, many characters is Oliver Twist, but the primary characters are listed below:
- Oliver Twist
- His mother, Agnes Fleming
- The Artful Dodger and the other boys in Fagin's group
- Mr. Bumble and Mrs. Corney
- Mrs. Maylie and Rose Maylie
- Nancy
- Bill Sikes
- Mr. Brownlow
- Monks aka Edward Leeford
- Noah Claypole and Charlotte Sowerberry
What was the name of the author that wrote Oliver Twist?
Charles Dickens (under the pseudonym "Boz") wrote Oliver Twist in 1838.
What is resolution and falling action of Oliver Twist?
Bill Skyes kills Nancy and is killed by a mob trying to escape. Fagin is caught by the same mob and is executed by hanging. Oliver Twist is reunited with his blood relatives and lives a happier life.
Who played Oliver in the Oliver Twist play in 1948?
If you are meaning the 1948 film version of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean; the part of Oliver was played by John Howard Davies, who went on to become a successful television director and producer as an adult. He was involved in producing and directing famous TV comedies such as Fawlty Towers and Monty Python's Flying Circus.
the character oliver oken is 14 in season 1 15 in season 2 and in season 3 he is 16 and still is !
There have been about 25 'legitimate' productions of Oliver Twist and many that would be considered pastiches or spin-offs. Oliver! the musical was directed in 1998 by Carol Reed, Ronald Saland.
Why was Oliver Twist born in a workhouse?
The websitehttp:/www.workhouses.org.uk gives a particularly fascinating description of them.
Apart from the basic rooms such as a dining-hall for eating, day-rooms for the elderly, and dormitories for sleeping, workhouses often had their own bakery, laundry, tailor's and shoe-maker's, vegetable gardens and orchards, and even a piggery for rearing pigs. There would also be school-rooms, workshops, nurseries, infirmary and fever wards for the sick, a chapel, and a dead-room or mortuary. Workhouses were also highly compartmentalised to separate the various classes of inmates, with the yards between the various buildings being divided up by eight-foot-high walls.
Maybe this doesn't sound punitive, but rules, punishments, and conditions made them places to be dreaded and avoided at all costs (see Dombey and Son). Upon entering the workhouse, families were split up and assigned to their section (women's, men's and children's) and issued uniforms. Like a prison, the wardens controlled the times the inmates woke, ate, worked, and slept. No visitors were allowed and no liquor could be brought in. They were paid for their work, but only pennies on a shilling. Many still enforced the Treadmill, a paddle-wheel-like contraption that inmates were required to 'climb' for hours at a time, either to pump water to the facility or as punishment task. And upon entry, inmates lost their right to vote (if they had indeed qualified beforehand). Food, too, must be considered part of the punishment. At one workhouse, inmates were allowed the following daily: 7 Ounces of Meat when dressed, without Bones, to every grown Person,
2 Ounces of Butter,
4 Ounces of Cheese,
1 Pound of Bread,
3 Pints of Beer Children were not given so much, and often given gruel--like Oliver was--which can be stretched using hot water almost indefinitely.
What year was Oliver Twist the musical made?
Oliver Twist was not a play. It was a book serialized in 1837-1838. But it was plagerized by opportunists in the theatre amost before it was fully released. That's one reason Dickens campaigned so hard--especially in America--for copywrite laws.
Who is the girl in the song 'Twist Twist' from Love Aaj Kal?
It's Florence Brudenell-Bruce. She is a british model.
