The children representing characters prepare statements and arguments. He is dishonest, stupid, and brash, or loud and obnoxious. This chapter is all about matilda s family life, which is not awesome. Wormwood tore up the book because he was jealous that matilda could read and he couldnt. Matilda was adapted for the screen in 1996, with danny devito playing the role of harry wormwood. What was the worst part of having the hat glued to his headfor mr. Wormwood, the great car dealer chapter 3the hat and the superglue.
In the second chapter of roald dahls classic childrens book matilda, the cruel father mr. Ms honey comes to the love of matilda but matildas parents go to spain so she lives with ms honey happily. Wormwood used a drill backwards to make the speedometer go backwards. The factory kids meet matilda wormwood when she suddenly appears in their world. Wormwood put sawdust into the gear box to quiet the engine and make it run as sweet as a nut. The judge and jury prepare questions to ask each character. Matilda is an exceptionally small 5 year old with an exceptionally read more pro members only join the stageagent community to read our character analysis for matilda wormwood and unlock other amazing theatre resources. Mr wormwood husband to mrs wormwood and father of michael and matilda is a secondhand car salesman who likes to swindle his customers. However, his daughter, matilda, highly disapproves of her fathers dishonesty. Matilda loved to read books in her room with a cup of hot chocolate. Wormwood, though successful, is a dishonest salesman who regularly fills his customers gearboxes with sawdust and turns back the mileage.
She is a highly precocious six and a half year old girl who has a passion for reading books. Mr wormwood, the great car dealer matildas parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a diningroom and a livingroom and a kitchen. Wormwood, you should imagine all the stereotypes of crooked salesmen rolled into one. It was adapted as an audio reading by actress kate winslet, a 1996 feature film directed by danny devito, a twopart bbc radio 4 programme starring lauren mote as matilda, emerald ohanrahan as miss honey, nichola mcauliffe as miss trunchbull. Just like you dont want the trunchbull for a headmistress, you definitely dont want mr. Wormwood the great car dealer audiobook joshua cook. Ms honey see matilda s intelligence and with the help of her ms honey takes her house back from the trunchbul because she is ms honeys aunt and also a big bullly and arrogant person. In this chapter, the reader is given additional insight about matilda s parents and their character. It was published in 1988 by jonathan cape in london, with 232 pages and illustrations by quentin blake. Wormwood is milwaukee favorite rhode in a sequincovered, bleach blonde, screeching star turn as matilda s ballroom danceobsessed mother. Tiana mirra, 11, ingrid torelli, 10, dusty bursill, 11, and alannah parfett, 11, share star billing in. I think ms honey was the right person to do matilda s. Matilda s father, harry wormwood, is quite a character. A child prodigy, matilda taught herself to read at three years old, though the only actual books in the house were a cookbook and magazines.
The parents of the sevenyearold matilda wormwood have no interest in their daughter, but if they did, they would have discovered that she is incredibly gifted. Wormwood could not shower or sleep properly with the hat stuck on his head. This chapter is all about matildas family life, which is not awesome. The reader of books mr wormwood, the great car dealer the hat and the superglue the ghost arithmetic the platinumblond man miss honey the trunchbull the parents throwing the hammer bruce bogtrotter and the cake lavender the weekly test the first miracle the second miracle miss honeys cottage miss honeys story. Her father was a dealer in secondhand cars and it seemed he did pretty well at it. Matildas father is harry wormwood portrayed by danny devito. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Wormwood brags to his children about how he cheats customers at his used car dealership. He believes incorrectly that he is very, very, very smart, and he can garrantorically state that all hes learned in life, hes learned from watching television. Wormwood, the great car dealer extract from matilda, roald dahl matildas parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a diningroom and a livingroom and a kitchen. Wormwoods matildas family are as mentioned above boring, selfobsessed and crooked.
Wormwood is a car dealer, a person who sells used cars. Its a bizarre thing to come to work every day and shout at nineyearold girls, agrees daniel frederiksen, who plays mr wormwood, matildas usedcardealing, bookhating father. Wormwood is milwaukee favorite rhode in a sequincovered, bleach blonde, screeching star turn as matildas ballroom danceobsessed mother. Specifically, its about her dads career, which is selling secondhand cars. Wormwood is an elderly man who spends his days reminiscing about the past and one of the biggest mistakes of his life, but he doesnt regret what happened. Matilda, miss honey, miss trunchbull, mr and mrs wormwood, and michael. Wormwood is matildas father, and he is obviously not the positive role model a father should be. He fits into the stereotype of what a car dealer is because he uses many dishonest ways of selling. How to buy a secondhand car if youre lazy or nervous. Wormwood brags to his children about how he cheats customers at his usedcar dealership. Mr wormwood is a nasty, skinny, short little man who believes that being a criminal is noble. See more ideas about roald dahl books, roald dahl and matilda. Oct 15, 2015 an assortment of activities for roald dahls book matilda. Buying cars from mr wormwood the nettleham infant school.
She is survived by her brother, michael, and her children, dickens and melville wormwood. Crooked dealers rolling back odometers cost buyers. As a secondhand car salesman, he only sells used cars, which gives him the opportunity to mess with each one, and lie about his products. Ms honey see matildas intelligence and with the help of her ms honey takes her house back from the trunchbul because she is ms honeys aunt and also a big bullly and arrogant person.
Design a suit for him and write a summary about his personality. In the book, mrs wormwood was really into her bingo, she liked bingo. Other characters as necessary car dealers, buyers, car thieves, and so on. Mrs wormwood is nice but stupid and mr wormwood is mean and a liar. He fits into the stereotype of what a car dealer is because he uses many dishonest ways of selling cars, vehicles that no one would ever.
The rscs 2010 matilda the musical, featuring words and music by tim minchin and book by dennis kelly, includes a solo piece by mr wormwood all about his main love. We had to take away how much he paid for the car from how much he paid for it. Emancipated from her parents at a young age, matilda was a ward of one miss honey, about whom little is now known other than that matilda identified as her daughter for some years, signing documents and papers under honeys surname. This magical story takes you on a journey throughout matildas life. I think ms honey was the right person to do matildas. A useful activity to support the teaching of matilda by roald dahl. Buying cars from mr wormwood we had to work out how much profit mr wormwood would make on each car.
Wormwood, the great car dealer summary and analysis. A brilliant young girl who isnt appreciated by her family, the plot follows her attempts to get back at the adults who are making her and her friends lives miserable. I thought we would be booed at the end of the show. Matilda by roald dahl chapter 1the reader of books chapter 2mr. So a few weeks ago i had the fortune to see matilda on broadway, and i felt like i needed to draw some fan art, hahaof course mr. Wormwood to tell her that matilda was at the library.
Today we get to know her parents, mr and mrs wormwood, a bit better and learn just how resilient. Even though i knew matilda was a book about a girl who loves reading and thus right up my street, id never in fact read it. Wormwood, the character, is a rather cruel individualbut man, that actor can dance and move, and i suppose im a sucker for goofy, tall, lanky men. Phelps was the librarian at the library where matilda went. First stages magical matilda is just right onmilwaukee. He owns a car showroom, and takes great pleasure in telling his son of his dastardly ways of making the car look and seem much newer. The wormwood family usually had dinner in front of the tv.
It was adapted as an audio reading by actress kate winslet. For those of you that dont know, matilda wormwood is the main character of roald dahls 1988 novel, matilda and proud owner of the worst surname ever trophy. In roald dahls matilda, matildas father is not exactly a picture of good parenting. He is even quoted as saying, no one ever got rich being honest. Matilda wormwood, also known by her adoptive name matilda honey, is the title character of the bestselling 1988 childrens novel matilda by roald dahl. As a secondhand car salesman, he only sells used cars, which gives him the opportunity to. Harry also repaints the cars, and rewinds the odometers to a fraction of the. Wormwood motors is a car dealership that deals in used and secondhand cars. It is about a little girl called matilda, aged 4 and a half whose life turns out to be wonderful in the end.
Mrs wormwood writer of the book for matilda the musical, dennis kelly discusses writing the part of mrs wormwood for the stage and bringing her character up to date. Nov 15, 20 she travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an english village. Ms honey comes to the love of matilda but matilda s parents go to spain so she lives with ms honey happily. Schools in for matilda wormwood and for four hugely talented young victorians who are swotting up on their lead role in the yearss most anticipated musical. Matildas father, harry wormwood, is quite a character.
Character study of mr wormwood to support teaching on matilda. The newborn, 9 month old, toddler and 4year old matilda were depicted by different people. She spins a tale about the land of wormwood, where people were often bitter and their words cut sharp like twoedged swords the only other source of sweetness being her mother, miss honey, who she misses and wishes to rescue from the clutches of her old family. The car drove like a dream and we listened to another of roald dahls stories this time it was fantastic mr fox as an audio book. He is also a used car salesman with a few scruples loose. Harold harry wormwood is the father of michael and matilda wormwood and.