The Way of the World | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Prologue Abstract

* The Prologue makes a statement comparing two different types of fools: poets and natural fools.
* Poets are fools because they depend on the tastes and whims of other people to earn their living.
* Natural fools are stupid people who are blessed by fortune (fate).
* Congreve...
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