Graphic Short Storie,The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant.
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- Panel 1 – Mathilde’s Life (Establishing Scene)
- If only I had elegant dresses, glittering jewels…
- Mathilde
- Mathilde dreamed of wealth and beauty, though she was only a poor woman married to a minor clerk.
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- 2 – The Invitation
- Look, Mathilde! An invitation to the Minister’s reception!
- What will I wear? I have nothing to show my face in!
- Mathilde
- The husband
- One day, her husband brought home an invitation to a fancy ball.
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- 3 – Borrowing the Necklace
- Could you lend me something? Just for one night?
- Of course. Choose whatever you like.
- Mathilde
- Mme Forestier
- Madame Forestier (Mathilde's friend) opens a jewelry box. Mathilde’s eyes sparkle as she looks inside.
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- 4 – The Ball
- Everyone is looking at me… I feel alive.
- Mathilde
- The husband
- Mathilde was the most beautiful woman there.
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- 5 – After the Ball
- The necklace… It’s gone!
- Mathilde
- She returned home in the early morning, exhausted, and horrified.
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- 6 – The Search
- We’ll write to Madame Forestier. Say it’s being repaired.
- I can't find the diamond necklace, I borrowed from my friend Madame Forestier
- Mathilde
- The husband
- They searched everywhere but couldn’t find it.
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- 7 – Buying a Replacement
- The diamond necklace cost 36000 francs
- How will we ever repay this?
- Mathilde
- The jeweler
- The husband
- They borrowed money and bought a replacement necklace for 36,000 francs.
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- 8 – Years of Poverty
- I’ve lost my beauty… my youth… all for a single night.
- The husband
- Mathilde
- For ten years, they worked day and night to repay the debt.
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- 9 – The Encounter
- Do you remember the necklace I borrowed? We’ve been paying it back ever since
- Mathilde
- Mme Forestier
- Years later, Mathilde ran into Madame Forestier on the street.
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- 10 – The Twist
- Oh, Mathilde… my necklace was fake! It was worth barely 500 francs.
- Mme Forestier
- Mathilde
- Madame Forestier was shocked.
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- The end
- The EndBy Davis Igiraneza