The Necklace Plot Diagram
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The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
Lesson Plans by Rebecca Ray
Set in Paris in the 1880s, "The Necklace" is a story about honesty and modesty. Teach these important lessons to your class through engaging activities and storyboards!
Storyboard Description
The Necklace plot diagram - The Necklace Summary
Storyboard Text
- EXPOSITION
- CONFLICT
- RISING ACTION
- What a stunning necklace!
- Set in Paris, France in 1880. A young middle-class woman dreams of a lifestyle far beyond her reach. One day, her husband comes home with tickets to attend a very affluent party, and she is excited to attend, but upset that she will look dowdy.
- CLIMAX
- Mathilde Loisel is not wealthy, yet she dreams to be. Her husband gives her money to buy a dress, but she is not satisfied until she asks a wealthy friend for a necklace to borrow.
- FALLING ACTION
- My life has been horrible because of that necklace I borrowed 10 years ago....
- At the ball, Mme. Loisel is a hit, but the necklace goes missing. After days of searching, she and her husband decide to replace it with one that looks identical. The replacement costs more money than they make, and it takes them ten years to pay it off.
- RESOLUTION
- Oh, dear! My friend, that necklace was false!
- After ten years of hard work and struggles, the couple pays off all their debts.
- One day Mathilde is walking to the market and sees the friend that she borrowed the necklace from. She decides to tell her what happened.
- The friend Mme. Forestier, tells Mathilde that the necklace was “false”, a fake. The reader is left contemplating the irony of the situation.
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