In chapter 17, Charlotte discovers that Zechariah is still alive. For his part, Zechariah can't believe that Charlotte killed
Mr. Hollybrass
. Unfortunately for Charlotte, Captain Jaggery sentences her to death by hanging from the yardarm.
What was Captain Jaggery accused of?
Captain Jaggery begins a line of argument in which he accuses
Charlotte of being unnatural for being a girl working aboard a boat
. He states that he and the crew have an obligation to protect “the natural order of the world” (18.159). The captain asks Charlotte what happened to Zachariah.
What did Zachariah give to Charlotte?
Zachariah gives Charlotte
the dirk (a knife) for protection
and sews for her a miniature set of sailor clothes. Unlike Captain Jaggery or her father, Zachariah presents himself not as Charlotte's superior, but as her equal. He becomes a trustworthy friend and a loyal mentor.
What happened in chapter 16 of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle?
Captain Jaggery charges Charlotte with the murder of Mr. Hollybrass
and says that she'll stand trial that day before a jury of her peers. Captain Jaggery commands Barlow to take Charlotte to the brig. He leads her down the hatch, through top cargo (where the head adventure took place), and into the hold.
Who actually killed Mr Hollybrass?
He gets murdered during the hurricane with a knife to his back. Charlotte is accused of the crime, tried for it, and found guilty. Later, we discover that
Captain Jaggery
actually committed the murder himself because Mr. Hollybrass threatened him.
Who killed Mr Hollybrass and why?
Hollybrass is killed by
Captain Jaggery
, for Mr. Hollybrass dared to question the captain's decision to sail the Seahawk into the hurricane and thereby injured the captain's extremely touchy pride.
Why did Zachariah get whipped?
Zachariah is called to take the punishment for the mutiny. Zachariah is
whipped first by Mr. Hollybrass and then Captain Jaggery
. His body is cut down by the crew and carried to the forecastle.
Who gave Charlotte the knife?
On the morning of Charlotte's forty-fifth day at sea, the hurricane strikes.
Captain Jaggery
commands that the ship sail through the storm. Captain Jaggery gives Charlotte the task of cutting down the foreyard sail so that it won't pull the mast down. He gives her a knife.
Why did Zachariah think he and Charlotte could be friends and why did Charlotte disagree with him?
Zachariah believes that they are both misfits; he being old and black, and she being young female. This was enough to begin a friendship and he felt all sailors needed a friend. Charlotte disagrees
because she is from a different class from Zachariah
, and she doesn't believe she should socialize with him.
How did the crew respond when Charlotte told them the knife was left in her old room?
How did the crew respond when Charlotte told them the knife was left in her old room?
They said that that is what the captain said that she would say.
Why did Charlotte keep the Dirk?
Why did Charlotte keep the dirk? She decided to keep the dirk
because both the Captain and Zachariah had urged her to keep it
. She was concerned that they my ask her about it.
What will happen to Charlotte if she is found guilty what are her chances of beating the charges?
What will happen to Charlotte if she is found guilty?
She will be hung
. What are her chances of beating the charges? You just studied 52 terms!
Why does Charlotte suspect that Zachariah murdered Hollybrass?
Why did Charlotte suspect that Zachariah had murdered Hollybrass?
He was on the deck and CJ would have never thought it was him
. He is the only one who can get off the Seahawk and go to the authorities about CJ.
Why would it have been impossible for Charlotte to have killed Hollybrass?
Charlotte could not have killed Hollybrass
because she was in the rigging
.
What does Mr Hollybrass do to Zachariah?
Hollybrass
strings up Zachariah and pulls out a whip
. Charlotte feels ill and attempts to leave, but Jaggery makes her witness the beating. The captain orders Mr. Hollybrass to give Zachariah fifty lashes.
Does Charlotte tell Zachariah that she believes he killed Mr Hollybrass?
Charlotte finally confesses
that she thinks Zachariah killed Mr. Hollybrass. She also says that the rest of the crew thinks it's him too, and that they're protecting him with silence.
