How is Bess first alerted that the highwayman is approaching?
She hears the horse hoofs in the distance. She sees him crest the hill. She feels that he is near.
How does the highwayman get Bess attention?
They had bound a musket beside her, with the barrel beneath her breast
. Not only do the soldiers tie Bess up “at attention” (as if she was a soldier standing up at attention), they make fun of her too. … Then they tied up a gun next to her, with the barrel pointing right at her chest.
How does the highwayman tell Bess he has arrived at the beginning of the story?
What does the highwayman promise Bess? He tells her he will come for her by morning. “
But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light
”. It is implied in the poem that Tim told the redcoats of the highwayman’s love for Bess.
What can you infer are the highwayman’s feelings towards Bess?
What can you infer are the highwayman’s feelings toward Bess? The
two are passionately in love
. How did the king’s men know to come marching to the old inn door? Tim the ostler tipped them off because he loves Bess and wants to be rid of his perceived competition.
How did the redcoats find out about Bess and the highwayman?
In the poem, how did the redcoats know that the highwayman would be coming to see Bess? It
was probably common knowledge in the town
. Tim the ostler had told them. They followed him many times.
Is the highwayman a hero or a villain?
The redcoats are villains and
the Highwayman is the hero
.
Why does Tim eavesdrop on the highwayman and Bess?
Why does Tim eavesdrop on the highwayman and Bess?
He’s in love with Bess. He’s bored.
Why does Bess choose to shoot herself?
Bess decided to shoot herself
to warn the highwayman that there was trouble at the inn
. … The Redcoats kill the highwayman, but he and Bess return to the inn as ghosts.
Why did the highwayman ride to the inn?
He rides into the inn in the middle of the night
to tell her that he’s going robbing and will come back the next day no matter
what.
How does Bess warn the highwayman of his danger in the highwayman?
In an oddly sadistic scene, the soldiers tie Bess up with a gun pointing into her chest, and then wait in ambush for the highwayman. … When Bess hears the highwayman approaching, she warns
him by shooting herself
; he hears the gunshot and escapes.
What prize was after highwayman?
On page 248 lines 25-30 it says the highwayman is after
a prize of gold
. Since he is a robber and stealing this gold, students can infer that he may get caught or harassed and if so may not be able to come back for Bess until later when he slips away in the moonlight.
Who is the antagonist in the highwayman?
The main conflict in The Highwayman is that the highwayman is a robber that is trying to “kiss Bess in the moonlight.” The antagonists in The Highwayman are
the Redcoats
, the police-men people that tye Bess and hold a musket to her chest.
How did the Redcoats know to set a trap for the highwayman?
Make an inference: How did the redcoats know to set a trap for the highwayman at the inn?
The redcoats follow the highwayman after a robbery. The redcoats overhear the highwayman bragging about a robbery
. Tim the ostler
Is the highwayman a bad guy?
A highwayman was
a robber who stole from travellers
. This type of thief usually travelled and robbed by horse as compared to a footpad who travelled and robbed on foot; mounted highwaymen were widely considered to be socially superior to footpads.
Is the highwayman poem a true story?
This poem is
based on a true story that the poet heard
while he was on vacation in that part of England where highwaymen used to lie in wait for stagecoaches.
