TO BE COMPLETED WHILE READING THE HIGHWAYMAN

BY ALFRED NOYES

1. As you read, summarize the plot by giving one or two summary statement(s) for each stanza. The
first one is done for you as an example.
Stanza Summary Statement
Part 1 Stanza 1 A man on a horse is approaching an old inn on a dark, eerie night.
Part 1 Stanza 2 Describes the highwayman.
Part 1 Stanza 3 He came to (his girlfriend) the landlords daughter.
Part 1 Stanza 4 Tim, the ostler jealous about landlords daughter.
Part 1 Stanza 5 Highwayman promises her to come back at the moonlight.
Part 1 Stanza 6 He goes to his job.
Part 2 Stanza 1 Red coats came to landlords home.
Part 2 Stanza 2 They gagged landlords daughter.
Part 2 Stanza 3 She remembers that highwayman will return at the moonlight.
Part 2 Stanza 4 She grabs the trigger.
Part 2 Stanza 5 She waits her boyfriend.
Part 2 Stanza 6 He comes with his horse.
Part 2 Stanza 7 She kills herself to warn highwayman.
Part 2 Stanza 8 He understands that she has died.
Part 2 Stanza 9 He gets killed by red coats.
Part 2 Stanza 10
Part 2 Stanza 11

2. Provide an illustration of the highwayman (use the descriptions found in the poem). Write 3 words
describing the kind of person the highwayman is.

He has lace, long boots, a rapier and a pistol. He is a loyal, emotional and notorious man.

3. Provide an illustration of Tim the ostler (use the descriptions found in the poem). Write 3 words
describing the kind of person that Tim is.
His face is white and peaked. His hair likes mouldy hay. He is a dishonest, jealous and ratter man.

4. Provide an illustration of Bess (use the descriptions found in the poem). Write 3 words describing
the kind of person that Bess is.

She is landlords daughter. Her eyes are black and she has long dark hair. She is a self-sacrificing, beautiful
and loyal girl.