The prisoner of zenda

1-Rudof Rassendyll was an English rich man, He was 29 years old. He did not like working because

his family was rich and had enough money and his brother Report was a lord Burleson. His sister –in-

law Rose suggested him a job with Sir Jacob. He accepted the job as it will be after six months. He was

an officer in the Queen’s army. He speaks many languages. He was good at using gun, sword, riding

horses. He decided to travel to Ruritania the fictional country in the middle of Europe to attend the

coronation of the King Elphberge, but he told his family that he was going to The Alps to write a book

about social problems.

2-He took a train from Paris to Ruritania after spending a day in Paris with his two friends George

Featherly and Bertram Bernard , he saw Antoinette de Muban.

3-At the borders the soldiers were amazed because he was like the King. He decided not to stay in the

capital as there were no hotels so he stayed in Zenda which was 80 km from The capital. He stayed in a

small inn run by an old lady and her two daughters who told him that they wanted The Duke Micheal

to a king(why) .

4-The castle of Zenda belonged to The Duke which was well-built. There was a moat around it and a

drawbridge reached it with a mansion.

5-He decided to walk in the forest to see the king. He slept and was waken by Sapt and Fritz who were

special men of the king. When the king saw him could not believe his eyes because they were

alike.Sapt objected to taking Rassendyll to coronation because people may mistake the king.
6-The king invited Rassendyll in the hunting Lodge .After meal the king was unconsciousness

because the cake sent by Michael was poisoned. So Sapt suggested that Rassendyll should

impersonate the king because he was like him. They put the king in a cellar and locked Johan’s

mother because she overheard the plan. Joseph the servant will tell Micheal that the king had left the

lodge.

7-On the way to the station Sapt taught Rassendyll many thing about the king.

When they arrived at the station of the capital people shouted (God save the King).

8-Marshal Strakencz who was an important man in the army and soldiers met him .He was nervous

and worried.

9-Poor people supported The Duke but the rich supported the king(why) .

10-No one could recognize that Rassendyll was not the king even Antoinette de Muban who was a

French widow and came the this country by an invitation from the Duke to attend the coronation.

11-He decided to ride alone through the poor street to make himself popular among the poor. Micheal

was surprised when he saw the false king and his face was white.

12-Princess Flavia who was the cousin of the king and will be his wife did not recognize that

Rassendyll was not the real king. He was announced that he was a king after some ceremonies. But he

was worried when he saw Lord Tephom whose eyesight was poor.(why)

13-After coronation Sapt and Rassendyll had to go to Zenda to bring the real king ,but they could not

leave the city without permission from the king as Michael controlled the city so Spat copied the

king's signature on a form and gave a coin and the copied form to the daughter of the guard.

14-On their way to Zenda they saw The Duke and Max Holf were going to Zenda too.

When they reached the hunting lodge they found that the king was kidnapped and the servant Josef

was killed. They found that Johan’s mother was not locked .
15-Sapt asked Rassendyll to continue with the game they started but Rassendyll seemed to be afraid

but Sapt persuaded him that Michael could not tell people that Rassendyll was not the real king as

people would ask him about the real king and he could not tell them that he had kidnapped him and

killed his servant.

16-Rassendyll doubts that the Princess might discover him because she noticed that he changed.

17-Michael's men came to the lodge to hide the evil deed and burry Josef’s body so Rassendyll saw

that one of them must join Josef. They shot guns to them, but Rassendyll was injured in his finger .

18-They went to a farm to rest and Rassendyll told the farmer that he had a toothache so as not to

recognize him.

19-At the palace Fritz did not know Rassendyll and the savant Frelyer asked the king about his injury

.They told him that his finger was caught in a door. He reasoned his injury that he had a toothache and

once his finger caught in the door

20-Rassendyll was afraid of Michael's six men who were loyal to Michael.(three from Ruatrina and

three are foreigners.

21-Rassndyll kept some secrets .He wanted to make himself popular with the poor people to forgive

him if he was discovered and support him if there was a fight with The Duke.

22-Flavia was surprised when she heard that the king wanted Michael to be near him as she knows

that they did not love each other. Rassendyll made some mistakes when he did not allow his brother

to enter the room as the royal rules. He thanked him for the splendid coronation so Michael

introduced some of his men to Rassendyll to frighten him.

23-Rassendyll tried to tell Flavia the secret but Sapt stopped him .The Princess usually asked the king

to be careful as his life was important for the people of Ruritaina.

24-Rassendyll who did like responsibilities now had many responsibilities such as running the

country, meeting people, signing documents and hold meetings.

rid of him. Spat objected as he thought it was a trap from Michael to kill Rassendyll ,but he insisted

on going to meet her .

26- She told him that Michael planned to kill Rassendyll and accuse Sapt and Fritz and kill the real

king

She said that she revealed the secret because she did not want to see people being killed.

27- Michael's men arrived and wanted to trick Rassendyll offering him 50000 pounds and a safe

journey to the borders

28- Decherd was injured in his arm during the fight against Rassendyll who defended himself by

iron table..

29-The king was in the castle of Zenda guarded by three of Michael’s men and the bridge is kept up

and can not be down without Micheal or Rupert 's permission.

30-Flavia received two letters one from Micheal to invite her to spend a week in Zenda but she

pretended to be ill .and a letter from Antoinette to warn her from Micheal.

31-Rassendyll asked Marshal to guard the princess and wait a message everyday and if he did not

receive messages for three days he declared himself the head of Strelsua and asked Micheal to see the

king within 24 hours if he did not see the king he announced that Flavia is the queen.

32-Micheal would not be legally a king unless he married Flavia because his mother was not royal.

33-They took a party of gentlemen and servants and told them that the mission is to save a friend of

the king who was a prisoner at the castle. They stayed in Tarlenhiem a house of one of Fritz’s relative

34-Rassendyll asked Johann to be spy .Johann did not want Michael’s plan to succeed because if it

succeeded he would be in trouble .He did not like Micheal but he was afraid of him.

35-Rupert offered an offer to Rassendyll that is 50,000 English pounds and safe journey to the borders.

Another offer was 1,000,000 gold pieces and safe journey. When Rassendyll refused Repuret stabbed

him in his shoulder and escaped.

the king unless one of Michael’s men betrays him or a miracle.

37-Rassendyll killed Max because it was a war and if he did not kill him Max would do. Inside the

castle the real king asked Decherd why his bother did not kill him .The king was ill and weak.

38-The English ambassador was about to cause a problem when asked about an English citizen got lost

in Zenda.He asked the chief of the police to return after two weeks.

39-Rupert offered his evil plan that Michael must die because he was not good man and makes him

angry. Spat and Fritz must die .The real king must die and Rassendyll would be a king and Repurt

must be rewarded.

40-Micheal imprisoned Madame in the mansion because he discovered that she helped Rassendyll

.she helped the ill king with the doctor.

41-He made a plan to save the king .He asked Johann to tell Antoinette to cry at two o'clock to attract

Micheal and his men's attention at the same time Johann open the front door of the castle to Sapt and

his men. But the plan failed because she cried an hour earlier when Rupert killed Michael.

42-Rassendyll killed three of Michael's men and freed the king. During his fight with Decherd the

king could not fight directly because he was chained and weak but he pushed the chair between his

leg so he fell over the body of the poor doctor then Rassendyll found it was easy to kill him.

43-The boy revealed the secret when he told Flavia that the king was behind a tree so Sapt explained

everything. She thanked Rassendyll and the real king thanked him because he taught him what the

king should do.