Wormwood, the great car dealer extract from matilda, roald dahl matildas parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a diningroom and a livingroom and a kitchen. Wormwood was based on a reallife character from roald dahls home village of. Matilda chapters 46 summary and analysis gradesaver. When matilda is attacked by the trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a. Shes more concerned about looks than getting an education. Wormwood treat matilda chapter 12 matildas parrot trick chapter 4 miss honey talking to the trunchbull about matilda chapter 8 see the rubric for grading guidelines. Wormwood asks matildas brother to fetch a pad and paper to add up some figures, since he will be joining his fathers car sales business when he is older and will need to know these things. The rscs 2010 matilda the musical, featuring words and music by tim minchin and book by dennis kelly, includes a solo piece by mr wormwood all about his main love. All you need to know in life can be learnt from telly. Wormwood, whos so vivid and slimy, is to let the narrator do it himself. She is a highly precocious six and a half year old girl who has a passion for reading books.
Itll take a superhuman genius to give miss trunchbull. Wormwood is matildas father, and a secondary antagonist of the story. Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, childhating headmistress, miss trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, miss honey, to financial security. Matilda is one of roald dahls most magical creations, and now she has her very own sticker book, packed full of fun activities and classic quentin blake artwork. Mr wormwood husband to mrs wormwood and father of michael and matilda is a secondhand car salesman who likes to swindle his customers. Matilda was adapted for the screen in 1996, with danny devito playing the role of harry wormwood. She is a very large woman in the book, but in the movie, she is. Wormwood who ends up with a hat stuck to his head, and mr. He lists how many cars he sold that day, stating both the price he bought them for and the price he sold them for, and asks his. He is even quoted as saying, no one ever got rich being.
Matilda has since become one of the longestrunning musicals in the west end. She is obsessed with her amateur ballroom dancing partner and her looks. In this chapter, the reader is given additional insight about matildas parents and their character. In roald dahls matilda, matildas father is not exactly a picture of good parenting. Wormwood, though successful, is a dishonest salesman who regularly fills his customers gearboxes with sawdust and turns back the mileage. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading matilda. Roald dahl 19161990 was born in wales of norwegian parents. So clever is matilda that by the age of four, she has read all the childrens books in her local library. It was published in 1988 by jonathan cape in london, with 232 pages and illustrations by quentin blake. Wormwood about matildas supreme intelligence, but they dont believe her. Wormwood is matildas father, and he is obviously not the positive role model a father should be. Matilda grabs her books and runs off the front of the stage. Matilda uses her powers to slam her bedroom door in harrys face just as he reaches it.
Wormwood, is the secondary antagonist in roald dahls book matilda and its popular 1996 film adaptation he is the owner of wormwood motors, the husband of zinnia wormwood and the father of matilda and michael wormwood. In the movie matilda, hes played by danny devito who also directed the film, and did the films narration. In fact, he might be a contender for worlds worst dad. Physical description roald dahls description of harry wormwood is fantastic. Maybe the best way to introduce a character like mr. Wormwood, is the secondary antagonist in roald dahls book matilda and its popular 1996 film adaptation. With danny devito, rhea perlman, mara wilson, embeth davidtz. Matilda as a world traveller 97802478748 and matilda as an astrophysicist 97802478618. The thought of reading a book frightens mr wormwood and he really doesnt understand why matilda loves reading. Despite posing as an honest businessman, however, harry is actually a con artist who sells damaged cars to people at high prices. Wormwood, is a cruel, abusive, and dishonest read more pro members only join the stageagent community to read our character analysis for mr. Matilda wormwood is the main character in the story, and of the matilda characters she is by far the most likable.
At the beginning of the novel, we are introduced to matilda as a 4 12years old who possesses an intellect far above her years. Matilda is the titular character and the protagonist of roald dahls matilda. He puts sawdust in the car engines, and uses a drill to make the speedometers run backwards. Be sure to read the chosen section of the book carefully, paying attention to details. He is the owner of wormwood motors, the husband of zinnia wormwood and the father of matilda and michael wormwood. Matilda characters summary and study guide brighthub.
Crack mr wormwoods secret code, guide matilda to miss honeys house, and find the trunchbulls meanest words. Like her husband she thinks very little of matildas unique abilities and often berates her. Matilda wormwood, also known by her adoptive name matilda honey, is the title character of the bestselling 1988 childrens novel matilda by roald dahl. Dahl even goes so far as to describe her as a childgenius and prodigy.
Matilda wormwood is the clever, brave, bookloving girl who gives her name to one of roald dahls last published stories. Harry wormwood and unlock other amazing theatre resources. Harry was a used car salesman and the owner of wormwood motors, which sold used cars for more than what they. Unlike her other family members, who are selfish and dull, matilda is a precocious child with a love of books and a high aptitude for mathematics. Matilda wormwoods father thinks shes a little scab. Behind mr wormwood and matilda, the scene changes from a living room to matildas bedroom. Where does the wormwood family minus matilda move at the end. Analysis of important characters those sentences inside the quotation marks are the exact sentences from the book matilda wormwood protagonist she is an extraordinary five and a half year old little girl who happens to have intelligence far from her age and from others.
Matilda by roald dahl meet your next favorite book. The characters from matildas vile and despicable parents, mr and mrs wormwood, and her villainous headmistress, the terrifying miss trunchbull, to the gloriously sweetnatured miss honey and matilda are as representative of the good and the bad as any of dahls creations. By the time she begins school aged five she has graduated to charles dickens and rudyard kipling. The author even described her as childgenius and prodigy. Mrs wormwood female mother of michael and matilda, and the wife of mr wormwood. Her father harry danny devito, a crooked car salesman, and her mother zinnia rhea perlman, a dimwitted bingo enthusiast, ignore their daughter constantly and. Matilda kindle edition by dahl, roald, blake, quentin. Matilda wormwood mara wilson is an incredibly brilliant child born to crass and ignorant parents. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. New matilda movie in works from director of west end. See more ideas about roald dahl, matilda roald dahl and matilda.
Roald dahls matilda wonderful sticker activity book. Inspired by the twisted genius of roald dahl, the tony awardwinning roald dahls. Her father was a dealer in secondhand cars and it seemed he did pretty well at it. The appalling broad orangeandgreen check of the jacket and trousers almost. Roald dahls matilda the musical audition vero voce. Matilda study guide contains a biography of roald dahl, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and. Story of a wonderful little girl, who happens to be a genius, and her wonderful teacher vs. Matildas mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. He is the secondary antagonist of the novel and the film. Male, 3540 a dealer in secondhand cars a mean crooked crook with a penchant for wearing jackets with large, brightly coloured checks. Instead, he loves to tell his son michael and matilda if she happens to be listening, how it is easy to cheat your customers when you are a used car salesman like he is. She is as loud in her makeup and dress sense as she is in her voice must have strong comedy. Harold harry wormwood is the father of michael and matilda wormwood and the husband of zinnia wormwood.
Matildas relationship with miss honey and the high jinx that ensue make this story a delight for all readers, and an especially great fit for third through fifth graders. Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think shes just a nuisance. When matilda is attacked by the trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. While we all know matilda is better off with her teacher, mr. According to the advertisement, the movie produced by working title films. Matilda wormwood is the protagonist and title character in roald dahls matilda. Matilda, roald dahl matilda is a book by british writer roald dahl. Mr wormwood absolutely loves watching telly and he believes its the best form of education. When matildas friend, lavender, plays a practical joke on miss trunchbull by placing a newt in her jug of water, matilda uses an unexpected. Discover the other jackets in this special 30th anniversary collection.
When world war ii broke out, he joined the royal air force and became a fighter pilot. It makes her sad that her husband looks silly, and thats about the deepest thought she has in the book, but matilda never targets her by herself. Her parents do not recognize her great intelligence and show little interest in her, particularly her father, a secondhand car dealer who has performed. Unfulfilled and neglected by her family, matilda often comes up with pranks to punish her parents. Mr wormwood was a small rattylooking man whose front teeth stuck out underneath. It was adapted as an audio reading by actress kate winslet. In a small buckinghamshire village, matilda wormwood is a fiveandhalfyearold girl of unusual precocity, but she is often illtreated or.
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