Question

The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes

Sequencing Assignment - Put the events into the right order by dragging them or cutting and pasting them.

The Highwayman rides up to the inn to visit Bess.

Bess is the landlord’s daughter.

Bess hears the sound of the Highwayman’s horse in the distance.

At dawn he hears the news that Bess shot herself to save him.

The Highwayman hears the shot and rides away.

He sees the Highwayman arrive to see Bess.

Now on a winter’s night the ghosts of Bess and the Highwayman appear.

Bess watches through the day but the Highwayman does not come.

Instead, King George’s men come to the inn.

Then he kisses Bess before riding off into the night.

She manages to get her finger to the trigger of the gun.

The highwayman promises Bess he will return before tomorrow night is over.

Tim the ostler loves Bess, and is jealous of the highwayman.

To warn him not to come she shoots herself.

He rides like a madman along the road, but the soldiers shoot him down.

They tie Bess up to her bed.

Bess tries to escape but her hands are tightly tied.

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Answer 1

Bess is the landlords daugther- The highwayman rides up to the inn to vist

bess- the highwayman promises bess he will return before tommorow night is over-then he kiss bess before riding off into the night-bess watches through the day but the highwayman does not come- tim the ostler loves bess and is jealous of the highwayman- instead king george`s men come to the inn- they tie bess to her bed- bess hears the sound of the highwayman`s horse in the distance- bess tries to escape but her hands are tightly tied-she manges to get her finger to the trigger of the gun- to warn him not to come she shoots her self- the highwayman hears the shot and rides away- at dawn he hears the news that bess shot herself to save him.-he rides like a madman along the road but the soldiers shoot him down- Now on a winters night the ghost of bess and the highwayman appear

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