Q. What is the climax of the golden touch by Nathaniel Hawthorne?
The climax is when King Midas touches his daughter and turns her into gold, which finally caused him to realize what he had become. His lust of wealth had led him into turning everything he truly cared about into gold.
Q. What is the falling action of the golden touch?
Then the king was disappointed with himself, so his daughter went over and gave him a hug. Unfortunately she turned solid gold. Falling Action 1. The king finally realized that he was very greedy. Luckily the stranger came back, and the king begged to have everything back to normal.
Q. What is the theme of the golden touch by Nathaniel Hawthorne?
The theme of King Midas and the Golden Touch is, “Don’t be greedy, and enjoy what you have in life.” We chose this theme because in the myth, King Midas was greedy and always wanted more gold, but didn’t appreciate his daughter Marigold or anything he already had.
Q. What is the main conflict of the golden touch?
CONFLICT: The conflict in this story is that King Midas thinks a Golden Touch will make him more satisfied with his life; instead, the Golden Touch causes him problems by turning the things he loves most into lifeless gold.
Q. Who is the antagonist in the golden touch?
King Midas
Q. Who is the protagonist of the golden touch?
Q. What wish does the stranger Grant in the golden touch?
What wish does the stranger grant? What happens to the king’s daughter when hugs her father? The daughter turns to gold. How does the stranger help Midas reverse the curse of the golden touch?
Q. What is King Midas’s main source of joy?
He had everything a king could wish for. He lived in luxury in a great castle. He shared his life of abundance with his beautiful daughter. Even though he was very rich, Midas thought that his greatest happiness was provided by gold.
Q. What is the setting of the story the golden touch?
The play takes place in the ancient Greek city of Pessinus, the capital of Phrygia.
Q. What is the point of view in the golden touch?
The story, in its entirety, is told in third person omniscient view. The third person omniscient view is where the author refers to all characters by he or she and the narrator have access to internal thoughts of the characters. Throughout the story he never changes. No matter what his greediness overcomes.
Q. What lesson does Midas learn in the golden touch?
The moral of the story of King Midas and the golden touch was that one should never be greedy in life because the wish of being greedy does not give fruitful returns in the future. Explanation: The story of King Midas has taught us that greed is not good every time.
Q. What does King Midas wish for?
Midas, in Greek and Roman legend, a king of Phrygia, known for his foolishness and greed. For his kind treatment of Silenus Midas was rewarded by Dionysus with a wish. The king wished that all he touched might turn to gold, but when his food became gold and he nearly starved to death as a result, he realized his error.
