The struggle between good and evil -The good and the right characters are represented by Rudolf

Rassendyll, King Ru dolf V, Colonel Sapt and Fritz -The evils are represented by Duke Michael, Rupert Hentzau and 'The Famous Six' -Despite all the efforts of the evil-doers, the good persists and peace is resto red -The good always triumphs in the end and subdues the evil. 2. The friendship and loyalty -The friendship between Rudolf and King Rudolf V, prompts Rudolf to risk his lif e to save the King and his throne. -The loyalty of the King's advisers, Colonel Sapt and Fritz -Princess Flavia brings the theme of loyalty to life, her people and country. 3. The love and honour -The love between Rudolf and Princess Flavia is true but they are forced into ma king a decision between love in the name of honour and duty to the King and coun try Posted by farreez at 6:50 PM Sunday, April 4, 2010 Prisoner Of Zenda: More notes 1. Dangerous situation In the Prisoner of Zenda, Rudolf Rassendyll faces great danger when he plans to free King Rudolf from his captors. Rassendyll is an ordinary man with no special military or police training. Yet, he feels a strong moral duty to play his part in ensuring that the right king ascends to power. He works together with Colone l Sapt, who is loyal to the king. The king is abducted by his brother, who is a ruthless man, and is guarded by an equally ruthless group of men, known as the F amous Six. Rassendyll first rescue attempt is not successful. His second rescue attempt is, but only after he changes the plan dramatically at the last minute. Both situations are very dangerous and lives are lost. 2. Admirable character I find Rudolf Rassendyll an admirable character in the novel The Prisoner of Zen da because he is brave and has a strong sense of responsibility and public duty. On several occasions, he risk his life to save the King. Rassendyll does not ha ve special military training or skills to use weapons. But that does not stop hi m from challenging the Famous Six. Rudolf continues to pursue Rupert even though he is injured and tired. He does all this because he hopes to bring justice to Zenda and to return the country to its rightful leader. 3. The character I like most The character I like most in The Prisoner of Zenda is Rudolf Rassendyll. He is adv enturous, brave and honourable. In Zenda he risked his life to impersonated king Rudolf V. While impersonating the king, he fell in love with Princess Flavia. H owever, he knew that her duty to her country was more important than their love. This shows his sense of honour. Their last meeting was very touching and sad. 4. Enjoyed reading the novel I have enjoyed reading the novel Prisoner of Zenda . The story is interesting and i s about the adventures of Rudolf Rassendyll and how he impersonates King Rudolf V. He went on to save the king and finally part from Princess Flavia, the women he loved. Its message is we should handle crises with courage like Rudolf Rassen dyll. He also showed that honour was more important than love. I am so inspired by the honourable nature of these two characters.

5. The Brave character The character who is very brave is Rudolf Rassendyll. He showed great courage by impersonating King Rudolf V though it was dangerous of doing so. Later, when th e king is imprison in then castle, he courageously rescued the king. He fought w ith the king s enemies and even got wounded in doing so. His courage paid off when King Rudolf was finally rescued and regained his throne. 6. Theme of honour The theme of honour is well portrayed in the prisoner of zenda . Rudolf Rassendyll impersonated King Rudolf V who was kept prisoner in Zenda Castle. He fell in lov e with Princess Flavia who was betrothed to the real king. But his sense of hono ur made him feel guilty for he was not the real king. In the end, they agreed to part for, to them, honour was more important than their love. Princess Flavia s d uty to her country must come before her love for Rudolf Rassendyll. 7. Lesson that I have learnt I have learnt an important lesson from The Prisoner of Zenda . It is facing challen ges with courage and honour. Rudolf knew the danger of impersonating King Rudolf V. Yet, he did it to save the throne from the evil Duke Michael. While playing the part of king, he had fallen in love with Princess Flavia. But he part with h er as she had a duty to fulfill for her country. Like him, I have learnt that we must handle problems and challenges with courage and honour. 8. Message of loyalty to its readers The novel Prisoner of Zenda has the message of loyalty for its readers. Colonel Sa pt sowed loyalty to his king. It was he who suggested to Rudolf Rassendyll to im personate the king to save the throne. Later, with Rudolf s Rassendyll s help, he he lped to rescue the king from the castle. Princess Flavia also showed loyalty to her country by sacrificing her love for Rudolf Rassendyll to marry the king Rudo lf V. Like them, we should loyal to our country. 9. Brings attention to the value of love The novel The Prisoner of Zenda brings attention to the value of love. While imper sonating king Rudolf V, Rudolf Rassendyll fell in love with the beautiful Prince ss Flavia. She had also fallen in love with him. However, their love was not mea n to be, for Princess Flavia was betrothed to the king. In the end, they sacrifi ces their love for honour and duty. In doing so, Princess Flavia showed that her love for her country was stronger. 10. The title The Prisoner of Zenda is relevant to the novel The title The Prisoner of Zenda is relevant to the novel. The story is about the k ing of Ruritania who was imprisoned by his evil brother, Duke Michael in Zenda c astle. Rudolf Rassendyll who bore a striking resemblance to king Rudolf V impers onated the king. While Rudolf Rassendyll was playing the part of king, King Rudo lf V was becoming very ill in prison. Rudolf Rassendyl risked his life to rescue the king who got back his throne. 11. An interesting incident An interesting incident in the novel The Prisoner of Zenda was when Rudolf Rassend yll met the king of Ruritania for the first time. For a time, it seemed almost u nreal. There was a lot of confusion in this part. This lookalike element added int rigue and mystery to the story. It also brought all the earlier questions and ri ddles to an end. The feeling in this part is like looking at a live image of one self. I find this is most interesting indeed. Posted by Toraipsi86um96 at 8:53 PM Write about theme of honour. Give evidence from the novel to support your answer . Write about theme of honour. Give evidence from the novel to support your answer

. In the novel The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope Hawkins, the theme of honour ru ns through the entire novel. Rudolf Rassendyll is just a first time visitor and has no tie to the country of Ruritania, he agrees to impersonate the King in ord er to avoid the posibility of civil war. He keeps his promise and word of honour that he will save the real king from the Zenda Castle and this promise has put him into constant danger. He risks his life many times to save the King. Rudolf Rassendyll even sacrifices his love for Princess Flavia because of his honour an d for the good of Ruritania as a whole. Rudolf Rassendyll is truly an honourable man.

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