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The main idea of love and death are intertwined in "The Canterville Ghost." Beneath the surface comedy of role reversal, in which the American Otis family frightens the ghost and not vice versa, lurks a more poignant tale: Sir Simon, the ghost, wants very much to die and be at peace.

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the ghost talks to Virginia about his feelings of sadness and pain and asks her for help

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Sir Simon is the titular character of The Canterville Ghost. He has been an inhabitant Canterville Chase all his life and its ghost since 1584, when, for unexplained reasons, he killed his wife.

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"The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde and "Company" by Robert Grossmith The short stories "The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde and "Company" by Robert Grossmith are both ghost stories. Both stories have the same starting, which are of a new family that moved into an old house which had been abandoned for a long time."The Canterville Ghost" was a funny story that portrayed how a ghost was scared of ghosts!

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The ghost talks to Virginia about her feelings of sadness and pain and asks her for help.

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Mr. Otis is an American minister who purchases Canterville Chase from Lord Canterville. He is the husband of Mrs. Otis and father of Washington, Virginia, and the Otis twins.

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Mrs. Lucretia R. OtisMrs. Otis, born Miss Lucretia R. Tappan, was considered a “celebrated belle” back in New York City. Now in middle age, Mrs. Otis is the wife of Mr. Otis and mother to Washington, Virginia

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Mrs. Lucretia R. OtisMrs. Otis, born Miss Lucretia R. Tappan, was considered a “celebrated belle” back in New York City. Now in middle age, Mrs. Otis is the wife of Mr. Otis and mother to Washington, Virginia

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Mrs. Umney is the long-time housekeeper of Canterville Chase, having served in the position for over fifty years. When Lord Canterville sells the property, he implores Mrs. Otis to retain Mrs. Umney .

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Washington Otis

Mr. and Mrs. Otis named Washington after George Washington, once again revealing their overblown American patriotism. Washington is the older brother to Virginia and the twins. Washington is responsible for constantly removing the bloodstain

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 Otis Virginia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis and sister to Washington Otis and the Otis twins. By the tale’s end, she is married to the Duke of Cheshire.

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 Otis Virginia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis and sister to Washington Otis and the Otis twins. By the tale’s end, she is married to the Duke of Cheshire.

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Lord Canterville was the previous owner of Canterville Chase, prior to its sale to Mr. Otis. He inherited the home from his grandaunt, the Dowager Duches

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Washington removes the library's bloodstain. The Otis family meets and angers Sir Simon. A series of humiliating encounters disheartens Sir Simon.

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Exposition
The ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a brave deed. An American family moves in and finds the ghost amusing, but a young girl in the family can release him, if she dares.

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Humor in “the Canterville Ghost” first serves to eliminate some of the dark and scary atmosphere that typically accompanies ghost stories. For example, the persistent bloodstain is treated with detergent briskly and without comment; the twin brothers “scare” the ghost when really that should be his job. Humor is clearly a major character here, because Wilde also uses it to effectively yet tactfully bring to light some major clashes of the era, namely the one between British and American culture. It was not clear to me whether or not “the Canterville Ghost” carried one universal, specific meaning or lesson, but it at least could help me understand, as the character Virginia said, “what Life is, what Death signifies, and why Love is stronger than both.”

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The author uses traditional Gothic imagery and conventions, often for comedic effect. The old Canterville mansion is set within the English landscape, which is described as gloomy and foreboding.

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"The Canterville Ghost," Virginia intercedes with prayers the ghost can't pray and tears he can't shed so that he can finally die in peace and no longer have to haunt Canterville Hall

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The fake ghost is initially described in precise detail, making it easy for the reader to imagine its terrifying appearance. Because it is not clear right away that this new ghost is a trick, the imagery might actually cause the reader to become fearful. By using imagery to create an effect of fear and horror, Wilde makes it clear that he understands why the tradition of the ghost story is powerful, even as he is mocking it at the same time.

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Virginia helps Sir Simon, and his soul finds peace.

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Stormy Weather
Storms appear several times in the story, and they are usually described using vivid imagery to help the reader understand what it sounded, looked, and felt like to be inside a creaky old house on a stormy night. The imagery of stormy weather being featured as part of an appropriate setting for supernatural occurrences. The storm imagery also keeps the reader on edge by raising the possibility that even in a story that seems to be mostly comical, something bad might still happen.

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Canterville Chase is presented using the traditional imagery of a haunted house: it is large, old, isolated, full of creaky sounds and mysterious nooks and crannies. The imagery used to describe the ancestral house prepares the reader to believe that the story of it being haunted is possibly true, and to envision the house as a setting for supernatural events.

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The Garden of Death is described using delicate, peaceful, and beautiful imagery to evoke a sense of what a paradise it is. The ghost is able to describe the garden in such precise terms because he has spent so long longing for it and fantasizing about it, just like how someone who is starving might be able to vividly describe the meal they would most like to eat. The imagery also reinforces the idea of the ghost as an artistic figure, and someone who is sensitive to beauty, which helps to increase sympathy for him.

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In The Canterville Ghost, Virginia befriends the ghost haunting Centerville Chase. She chastises him for rattling his chains like a stereotypical ghost. She helps him cross over into the afterlife, but never describes what she saw there.

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Horace B. Otis and his family move into Canterville Chase despite the warnings of Lord Canterville himself. The house is haunted by the ghost of Sir Simon, who killed his wife there in 1575.

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Otis's housekeeper claims that the blood stain in the living room dates back to the day of the murder. Otis scoffs at this and cleans it up, but the blood stain reappears the morning after. Later, it's revealed that the ghost used Virginia Otis's paints to recreate the stain.

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Virginia chastises Sir Simon for stealing the paints, but after talking to him agrees to help him leave the house and travel to another dimension. Virginia returns from their journey unharmed.

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The external conflict that exists between Sir Simon the ghost and the Otis family is the main conflict in the story. Sir Simon continually comes up with new ideas to frighten and bother the Otis family with, but the Otis family repeatedly foils his attempts.

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Which part of the plot has been encapsulated in each chapter and how ?

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Which part of the plot has been encapsulated in each chapter and how ?

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When Virginia cannot be found, her family and the Duke become very upset. A few hours later, Virginia appears in the dark at the top of the stairs. Her only explanation of her disappearance is that she has assisted in finally bringing eternal rest to the Canterville Ghost. As a token of his thanks and affection, Sir Simon has given her a box filled with jewels. Virginia leads the family into a secret chamber, where they are greeted by the sight of his skeletal remains. Four days later, Sir Simon’s body is finally laid to rest with a proper burial.

Virginia subsequently marries the Duke of Cheshire. Although she never tells anyone what she experienced when she vanished with the Ghost, she always reflects affectionately on him and his memory.

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From the collision between past and present, the conflict becomes a desire to transcend one's notion of identity. The ghost wishes to find peace and the innocence of Virginia to help becomes set against the condition of the rest of the world that sees the ghost as malevolent.