In the dining-room scene what suggestions are given for the further development of the plot?
What is the next scene of importance? What incidents lead up to it?
There are, in all, eight or nine important scenes. Make a list of them, note the train of incidents that leads up to each, and also the germs of future development that each contains.
Each of these scenes marks a climax of interest. Is any one so much more important than the others, that you can say it is the climax of the book? Are any of them merely episodes that might be omitted without making the action incomplete?
How far does Brian de Bois-Guilbert influence the course of events? How far does Isaac influence them? Richard? Rebecca?
Characters.—Who is the hero? Why?
Who is the heroine? Why?
Arrange the important characters (there are from fifteen to twenty) in three or four groups according to the way they seem to be associated in the development of the story. Which characters are historical? Which, if any, are intended to represent types or classes of men?
Are any of them to be contrasted with each other?
Are the characters of King Richard and Prince John represented here as they are shown in history?