Interview With a Vampire NOTES

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2EESO N° 203

Interview with a

VAMPIRE

REVISION UNIT

4TH YEAR



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POEM: “The Vampire”

The night is still and sombre,and in the murky gloom,arisen from his slumber,the vampire leaves his tomb.

His eyes are pools of fire,his skin is icy white,and blood his one desirethis woe begotten night.

Then through the silent city,he makes his silent way,

prepared to take no pityupon his hapless prey.

An open window beckons,he grins a hungry grin,and pausing no one secondhe swiftly climbs within.

And there, beneath the covers,his victim lies in sleep.With fang agleam, he hoversand with those fangs, bites deep.

The vampire drinks till sated,he fills his every pore,and then, his thirst abated,licks clean the dripping gore.

With powers now replenished,his thirst no longer burns.His quest this night is finished,so to his tomb he turns,

and there awhile in silence

he’ll rest beneath the muduntil, with thoughts of violence,he waits and utters blood!

Jack Prelutsky

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2Adapted from- &ice, Anne. Interview with a Vampire. 6ew 7ork- 8allantine 8ooks, 943. $rint.

A We are going to read an e:tract from Anne &ice’s novel, Interview with a Vampire . &eadand ;isten.

E6"ra " 1<% see = said the vampire, and slowly he walked across the room towards the window. >or a longtime he stood there, watching the traffic in ?ivisadero (treet. The boy put his briefcase on the tableand waited. The room was totally dark.

<8ut how much tape do you have with you)= asked the vampire. <'nough for the story of a life)=

<(ure, if it’s a good life. (ometimes % interview three or four people a night. 8ut it has to be a goodstory.=

<@f course!= the vampire answered. <% would like to tell you the story of my life.=

< reat,= said the boy. And quickly he checked his cassette and the batteries. <%’m really an:ious tohear why you believe this, why you =

<6o,= said the vampire. <We can’t begin that way. %s your equipment ready)=

<7es,= said the boy.

<Then sit down. %’m going to turn on the light.=

<8ut % thought vampires didn’t like light ,= said the boy. <%f you think the dark helps theatmosphere = 8ut then he stopped.

The vampire switched on the light. And the boy, looking at the vampire, gasped. <?ear od!= hewhispered.

The vampire was totally white and his face was like the face of a statue, with two brilliant greeneyes. 8ut then he smiled and the face moved. <?o you see)= he asked.

The boy shuddered and looked at the elegant black coat, the black tie and white shirt the vampirewas wearing. He had beautiful black hair too.

<6ow, do you still want the interview)= the vampire asked.

The boy’s mouth was open. He nodded. Then he said, <7es.=

The vampire put a hand on the boy’s shoulder and said, <8elieve me, % won’t hurt you. % want thisopportunity. %t’s very important to me.=

The boy wiped his forehead with a handkerchief, checked the microphone, pressed the button andthen said that the machine was on.

<7ou weren’t always a vampire, were you)= he began.

<6o,= answered the vampire. <% was twentyBfive when % became a vampire, and the year wasseventeen ninetyBone.=

The boy was surprised by the date. <How did it happen)=

<There was a tragedy = the vampire started. <%t was my younger brother He died. We wereliving in ;ouisiana then. We had a plantation on the #ississippi river very near 6ew @rleans Wewere all happy there, e:cept my brother. #y father was dead and my mother and sister wanted totake him visiting and to parties. He hated that. He wanted to pray.=

<>inally % built him an oratory in the garden and he spent most of the day there. And after a time, he began to see visions, when he was fifteen. (o he stopped eating and he spent hours praying. He saidthat % had to sell the plantation and use the money in missionary work in >rance.=

<?id you sell the plantation)= asked the boy.

<6o,= said the vampire. <% laughed at him. And he became angry and insisted his vision was true. %told him he would go to school in 6ew @rleans. % don’t remember all that % said. 8ut % never

believed him.=

<What happened ne:t)=, the boy asked.



2<That night he left my room. He walked out of the >rench doors and Cumped from the top of thestairs. He was dead when % reached the bottom, his neck broken.= The vampire shook his head, buthis face was still serene.

<% felt responsible for his death. We abandoned the plantation and rented a house in the city. Theslaves in the plantation said they saw the ghost of my brother walking in the oratory. % started to

drink a lot. % think % wanted to die because % walked black streets alone. And one night, % wasattacked by a vampire. <

<8ut you didn’t die!,= said the young man.

<% was very ill and my mother put me to bed. % was confused and % didn’t know what had happenedto me. The vampire came back that night. 7ou see, he wanted my plantation, $ointe du ;ac.=

<%t was very late and my sister was asleep. He came in from the garden, opening the >rench doorssilently, a tall, pale man with a mass of blond hair and feline movements. And gently, he put a shawlover my sister’s eyes and put out the lamp. % could see his face and his grey eyes and his long whitehands, which were not human. And he talked to me about what % could become, of the life % couldhave. And then he converted me.=

.?iscuss in groups-

• How old was ;ouis when he became a vampire) What year was it)• Why do you think ;estat converted ;ouis into a vampire)• Why do you think ;ouis wants to tell his story to the Cournalist)

+.;ook at these pictures. %n groups, write what they characters are saying or thinking. Dse speech or thought bubbles and captions under the pictures.

;estat and ;ouis are at a party in 6ew @rleans. They meet an old lady, #rs. (t.*lair, who has got + poodles. ;estat is teaching ;ouis how to kill a victim by playing with them first.

?iscuss in pairs- How do you think the story continues) #ake predictions!

$lot (ummary-

After ;estat converts ;ouis into a vampire, they live for a time in $ointe du ;ac, ;ouis’s plantation, but the slaves realise that they’re not human and ;estat kills too many slaves. ;ouis burns the plantation down and the two of them escape to the city, 6ew @rleans. A woman ;ouis likes,8abette, helps them by giving them a place where they can sleep for one night. Then, ;ouis finds anabandoned house and inside, there is a little girl, *laudia. Her mother is dead on the bed. ;ouis isvery thirsty and he bites her. 8ut it is ;estat who finally converts her into a child vampire so that;ouis has a companion and doesn’t feel so lonely and sad.

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< (he was my companion, my pupil We were like father and daughter. 8ut she hunted with;estat. They liked to seduce their victims, to play with them before killing them. <



2<7ears passed. @ne day % realised that she was never to grow up. (he was to be the demon childforever,= ;ouis said. <8ut her mind. %t was a vampire’s mind. (he stopped sleeping with me, shehad her own coffin now. (he had the body of a child, but the eyes of a woman. And she wasunhappy.=

<Which of you made me)= shouted *laudia.

<% killed you but ;estat saved your life,= answered ;ouis.

<Then % hate you both,= cried *laudia. And she ran and ran away from home. When she finallycame back, she said to me- <Time to leave ;estat.=

<8ut he’ll never let us leave,= % whispered. <7ou don’t know him if you think he’ll let us leave.=

And she, still smiling, said, <@h really? =

We immediately started to make plans. We wanted to go to 'urope by ship and % planned to leave;estat the rents for several shops and houses so that he could have his own money and permit us toleave in peace.

At the same time, *laudia investigated about vampires in books and asked ;estat many questions.8ut he got angry and gave her little information.

<Who made you)= she asked ;estat.

<Why do % have to answer your stupid questions) %mmortality is not enough for you! 6o, you wantmore and more. %f you want to die, % can give you death easily!= ;estat answered.

<;ife and ?eath. They come from you. 7ou know nothing,= she told him.

<%’m going out,= answered ;estat angrily.

*laudia put her arms round my neck and whispered in my ear- <% will kill him and we’ll be free!=

<8ut he’s very strong! And he can’t be ill or become old. He’s immortal!,= % told her.

?iscuss in small groups-

• How does the relationship between *laudia and ;ouis change)• ?o you think *laudia is happy) Why) Why not)• Why does *laudia think that it is necessary to kill ;estat)• ?o you think ;estat has information about vampires) %f he has, why doesn’t he want to tell

*laudia about them)

+ *reative Writing-

With the results of the discussions, write 0B1 sentences to continue the story. E roup work

Interview with the Vampire – The 5i/m

.Watch and order the events- Escene F



2a.;ouis and *laudia visit her old house. E

b.At first, *laudia sleeps with ;ouis but later, she has got her own coffin. E

c.;estat finds ;ouis in the gutter. E 1

d.;ouis and *laudia escape from the house after the fire and sail to 'urope. They want to find other vampires. E

e.*laudia becomes an e:perienced killer. E

f.;estat gives his blood to *laudia and she becomes a vampire. E

g.*laudia is unhappy because she can’t grow and be a woman. (he will be a child forever. E

h.*laudia is trying on a new dress but she bites the dressmaker. E

i.*laudia brings two dead children to ;estat. He bites them and apparently dies. E

+.Who says these things) E(cene +

$lot summary- ;ouis and *laudia are in $aris. @ne day, ;ouis meets a funny vampire, (antiago, anda serious vampire, Armand. Armand gives ;ouis an invitation to the Theatre of "ampires.

a.=Two vampires from the 6ew World come to guide us into the new era =

b.=Are you the leader of this group)=

c.=Who made us what we are)=

d.=7ou die when you kill.=

e.=%’m hungry and the city awaits.=

f.=There is but one crime among us vampires here.=

g.=He wants you as a companion.=

h.=(he’s my daughter.=

i.=A vampire with a human soul you are beautiful, my friend.=

C.=Who’d care for me, my dark angel, when you are gone)=

0.?iscuss in small groups-

• How different or similar are ;ouis, ;estat, *laudia and Armand)• How does the story continue)

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Choose the correct word or fill in the blanks

ThereIs a moon over 8ourbon (treet a) this night b) tonight c) at night

% see faces as they pass beneath the pale lamplight

%Ive no choice but to follow that a) fall b) tall c) call

The bright lights, the people, and the moon and all

% pray every day to be /////////////

>or % know what % do must be //////////////

@h youIll never see my shade or hear the sound of my //////////////

While thereIs a moon over 8ourbon (treet

Number the lines in the order ou hear them

////// % was trapped in this life like an innocent lamb

////// @h youIll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet

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2 ////// And youIll only see me walking by the light of the moon

////// While thereIs a moon over 8ourbon (treet

////// The brim of my hat hides the eye of a beast

////// %t was many years ago that % became what % am

////// %Ive the face of a sinner but the hands of a priest

////// 6ow % can never show my face at noon

!ick the lines which are correct

o (he walks everyday along the streets of 6ew @rleanso (heIs innocent and young from a family of meanso % have stood many times outside her window in the nighto To struggle with my instinct in the white moon lighto How could % be this way when % pray to od aboveo % should love what % destroy and destroy the thing % loveo @h youIll never see my shade or hear the sound of my stepso While thereIs a moon over 8ourbon (treet

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