Question

Will fan and medal!
Read the excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," and then match the characters with the traits they represent.
Colonel Killigrew, Lust, Vanity, Mr. Melbourne, pompousness, Widow Wycherly, Mr. Gascoigne, Greed

Answer 1

The fair widow knew, of old, that Colonel Killigrew's compliments were not always measured by sober truth; so she started up and ran to the mirror, still dreading that the ugly visage of an old woman would meet her gaze. Meanwhile, the three gentlemen behaved in such a manner as proved that the water of the Fountain of Youth possessed some intoxicating qualities; unless, indeed, their exhilaration of spirits were merely a lightsome dizziness caused by the sudden removal of the weight of years. Mr. Gascoigne's mind seemed to run on political topics, but whether relating to the past, present, or future, could not easily be determined, since the same ideas and phrases have been in vogue these fifty years. Now he rattled forth full-throated sentences about patriotism, national glory, and the people's right; now he muttered some perilous stuff or other, in a sly and doubtful whisper, so cautiously that even his own conscience could scarcely catch the secret; and now, again, he spoke in measured accents, and a deeply deferential tone, as if a royal ear were listening to his well-turned periods. Colonel Killigrew all this time had been trolling forth a jolly bottle-song, and ringing his glass in symphony with the chorus, while his eyes wandered toward the buxom figure of the Widow Wycherly. On the other side of the table, Mr. Medbourne was involved in a calculation of dollars and cents, with which was strangely intermingled a project for supplying the East Indies with ice, by harnessing a team of whales to the polar icebergs.

Answer 2

Colonel Killigrew:
"his eyes wandered toward the buxom figure of the Widow Wycherly"
Killigrew portrays affection to Widow Wycherly, so it should be ?

Widow Wycherly
"so she started up and ran to the mirror, still dreading that the ugly visage of an old woman would meet her gaze"~we mentioned this before, remember?

Mr. Medbourne:
"Mr. Medbourne was involved in a calculation of dollars and cents"
when a person shows likeliness towards money, what do other people usually think about that person? he is ___?

Mr. Gascoigne:
"he spoke in measured accents, and a deeply deferential tone, as if a royal ear were listening to his well-turned periods"
in this part, this guy is showing his self-importance/arrogance, so this should be..?

lust: very strong sexual desire.
pompousness: exhibiting self-importance
greed: selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.
vanity:excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance

~ Defintions from Google.

Look at the definitions and the quotes that I got from the text, which describes each of the characters. Then try to match them again.

Answer 3

So it'd be colonel killgrew with lust
Widow Wycherly with vanity
Mr. Medbourne with greed
Mr. Gascoinge with pompousness

Answer 4

right?

Answer 5

That is correct :)

Answer 6

Thanks!!

Answer 7

Your welcome!