Plot: The Necklace

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We are introduced to Mathilde Loisel, a woman who feels unhappy with her modest middle-class life.

She dreams of wealth, luxury, and being admired in society.

Her husband, Monsieur Loisel, is a clerk who is content with their simple life.

• Exposition

• Climax

• Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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Monsieur Loisel secures an invitation to a fancy ball at the Ministry of Education.

Mathilde is upset because she has nothing elegant to wear.

Her husband sacrifices his savings (meant for a hunting rifle) to buy her a beautiful dress.

She still feels inadequate, so she borrows a dazzling diamond necklace from her wealthy friend, Madame Forestier.

At the ball, Mathilde is admired and has the glamorous night she always dreamed of.

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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After returning home from the ball, Mathilde discovers that the necklace is missing.

This is the turning point of the story — everything changes because of this loss.

• Exposition

• Climax

• Falling Action

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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The Loisels search desperately but cannot find the necklace.

They decide to replace it with an identical one, costing 36,000 francs.

They borrow money and go into severe debt.

For the next ten years, the Loisels live in poverty, working tirelessly to pay back the loans.

Mathilde loses her beauty and youth due to hard labor and suffering.

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

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After ten years, Mathilde encounters Madame Forestier again and tells her the whole story of replacing the necklace.

Madame Forestier is shocked and reveals the devastating twist:

The original necklace was fake, worth almost nothing.

• Resolution

• Climax

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5