Such play and tableaux?
Hello everybody.
I am reading 'Little Women' and I have two questions.
Would you please help me?
What good times they had, to be sure. Such plays and
tableaux, such sleigh rides and skating frolics, such pleasant
evenings in the old parlor, and now and then such gay
little parties at the great house. Meg could walk in the
conservatory whenever she liked and revel in bouquets, Jo
browsed over the new library voraciously, and convulsed the old gentleman with her criticism.
First I can't find tableaux in anywhere.
And my second question is what convulse mean in the bold part. Does it mean making him laugh?
Thanks so much.
Top answer
The singular is 'tableau': [short for tableau vivant (from French, literally, living picture)] : a depiction of a scene usually presented on a stage by silent and motionless costumed participants. ) My guess is that convulsed the man means 'shook him up' (emotionally). Her criticisms were so sharp that the old gentleman became very irritated with her.
- The singular is 'tableau': [short for tableau vivant (from French, literally, living picture)] : a depiction of a scene usually presented on a stage by silent and motionless costumed participants.
- ) My guess is that convulsed the man means 'shook him up' (emotionally).
- Her criticisms were so sharp that the old gentleman became very irritated with her.
- I doubt he found the situation laughable.
- CJ
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The singular is 'tableau': [short for tableau vivant (from French, literally, living picture)] : a depiction of a scene usually presented on a stage by silent and motionless costumed participants. (The plural is the French plural, tableaux.)
My guess is that convulsed the man means 'shook him up' (emotionally). Her criticisms were so sharp that the old gent
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