Resumen "The Prisioner Of Zenda" Penguin Readers Level 5
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Summary: The Prisioner of Zenda
This novel is about the adventures of a young English gentleman, Rudolf Rassendyll, in the fictional European kingdom of Ruritania.
Chapter 1: Rudolf Rassendylldecides to visit Ruritania to watch the coronation of King Rudolf the Fifth in the capital city, Strelsau. Rassendyll makes his way to Zenda, a small town in favour of Duke Michael, the King’s brother.Chapter 2: Rassendyll meets the King’s men, Colonel Sapt and Fritz von Tarlenheim in the forest of Zenda. He meets the King as well and discovers that they look extremely alike. They get on welland have a meal together on the night before the coronation. Unfortunately the King is drugged by his evil brother, Duke Michael, who wants the throne for himself.
Chapter 3: Colonel Sapt persuadesRassendyll to impersonate the King so that the coronation can take place; there he meets the King’s betrothed, Princess Flavia.
Chapter 4: With the coronation successfully accomplished in Strelsau,Rassendyll and Sapt return to where they had left the real King, only to find out that Duke Michael has him imprisoned in the castle of Zenda. It becomes Rassendyll’s task to continue acting as king.Chapter 5: Sapt and Fritz think that the real King is still alive as only three of Michael’s famous Six – a Frenchman (de Gautet), a Belgian (Bersonin) and an Englishman (Detchard) – are inStrelsau. They think the other three– the Ruritanians (Lauengram, Krafstein and Rupert Hentzau) – are guarding the King at Zenda. Rassendyll meets Michael and three of the famous Six while he is payingFlavia a visit.
Chapter 6: Rassendyll receives a letter from Antoinette de Mauban, Michael’s French mistress. She doesn’t want Michael to become king and marry Flavia. Rassendyll meets Antoinette at asummerhouse, where he is nearly killed by the three of the famous Six. Rassendyll uses a tea table in the summerhouse to protect himself and manages to escape.
Chapter 7: Rassendyll is told to ask...
This novel is about the adventures of a young English gentleman, Rudolf Rassendyll, in the fictional European kingdom of Ruritania.
Chapter 1: Rudolf Rassendylldecides to visit Ruritania to watch the coronation of King Rudolf the Fifth in the capital city, Strelsau. Rassendyll makes his way to Zenda, a small town in favour of Duke Michael, the King’s brother.Chapter 2: Rassendyll meets the King’s men, Colonel Sapt and Fritz von Tarlenheim in the forest of Zenda. He meets the King as well and discovers that they look extremely alike. They get on welland have a meal together on the night before the coronation. Unfortunately the King is drugged by his evil brother, Duke Michael, who wants the throne for himself.
Chapter 3: Colonel Sapt persuadesRassendyll to impersonate the King so that the coronation can take place; there he meets the King’s betrothed, Princess Flavia.
Chapter 4: With the coronation successfully accomplished in Strelsau,Rassendyll and Sapt return to where they had left the real King, only to find out that Duke Michael has him imprisoned in the castle of Zenda. It becomes Rassendyll’s task to continue acting as king.Chapter 5: Sapt and Fritz think that the real King is still alive as only three of Michael’s famous Six – a Frenchman (de Gautet), a Belgian (Bersonin) and an Englishman (Detchard) – are inStrelsau. They think the other three– the Ruritanians (Lauengram, Krafstein and Rupert Hentzau) – are guarding the King at Zenda. Rassendyll meets Michael and three of the famous Six while he is payingFlavia a visit.
Chapter 6: Rassendyll receives a letter from Antoinette de Mauban, Michael’s French mistress. She doesn’t want Michael to become king and marry Flavia. Rassendyll meets Antoinette at asummerhouse, where he is nearly killed by the three of the famous Six. Rassendyll uses a tea table in the summerhouse to protect himself and manages to escape.
Chapter 7: Rassendyll is told to ask...
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