The ironmaster invites the peddler into his home out of a combination of curiosity and compassion. He initially mistakes the peddler for an old acquaintance, believing him to be a former colleague. Additionally, the ironmaster feels a sense of responsibility to help someone in need, as the peddler appears weary and destitute. This invitation reflects the ironmaster’s kindness and desire to extend hospitality.
In "The Rat Trap" by Selma Lagerlöf, the ironmaster invites the peddler to his house out of a sense of compassion and hospitality. He mistakes the peddler for an old acquaintance, believing him to be someone of respectability. Additionally, the ironmaster wants to offer the peddler warmth and shelter, as he feels pity for his plight as a wandering vagabond in the cold. This act of kindness ultimately plays a crucial role in the peddler's transformation throughout the story.
Nils Olof Von Stahle is the full name of the person whom the ironmaster mistook for.
The Ironmaster was created on 1933-11-30.
Paul Foley - ironmaster - died in 1699.
William Wood - ironmaster - died in 1730.
William Wood - ironmaster - was born in 1671.
Benjamin Hall - ironmaster - was born in 1778.
Benjamin Hall - ironmaster - died in 1817.
The Ironmaster - 1913 was released on: USA: 5 September 1913
The cast of The Ironmaster - 1913 includes: Betty Harte as Betty Gayne Whitman
The cast of The Peddler - 1913 includes: Ford Sterling as The Peddler
A peddler sells drug. If you were a boy peddler you would go and sell drugs, but if you were a girl peddler you would stay home and when the boy peddler comes back he teaches his child to be a peddler. If you were a peddler and get caught selling drugs you would be thrown in jail.