An Angry Woman is Worse than Hell

 

 

Pre discussion questions

What do you think happened in this story?

How angry would you be if someone cheated you?

 

It is said that ”hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” - and this woman is no different.

 

The woman is only known as "Linda" from Warwick in the UK. Linda discovered that her partner Graham had been cheating on her with another woman. So Linda had made many posters telling him he was dumped. She had the posters put all over her local town center.

On the posters Linda also says she has thrown Graham's car keys into the river. That she has spent the maximum limit on his credit cards. And that she has changed the door locks to their house.

"Graham, if she is so good in bed you can stay there. Mercedes keys in canal. Locks changed. Cards maxed. Happy New Year, Linda xxx" the posters read.

 

The signs have an image of Graham's name in a heart which is hanging from a rope.

Neither Linda nor Graham has yet been identified but dozens of people have seen the posters around the town. Since then the pictures of them have been shared all over social media.

 

One person commented on social media: "Don't think Graham in Warwick will be having a very good day."

Although some social media users said that Linda could have broken the law by her actions with Graham's credit cards and throwing away his keys, others admired her actions.

Another comment said: "So funny. Most of us wouldn't have the courage. Good on ya girl."

The professional-looking posters were erected by a company called Throwing Rocks. This company advertised that they will erect the posters in a location specified by you." Perhaps this is a first time event for this company.

 

Although some have suggested Linda's revenge may be an publicity stunt, on Twitter the company was adamant the posters were genuine. They  said that their website had been included at the bottom as a "way of letting you know who provided the service."

 

 

Try to guess the meaning of the words in bold and match them with their closest meaning from the choices in the right. Some of the answers are very close and have similar meaning. The meaning of these words is how they are used in the reading. Some of these words have different meanings in the dictionary depending on how they are used.

 The answers are below the table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fury	A	1	To show that you are not happy or are angry about something
scorned	B	2	Strong anger
dumped	C	3	To stand something up, to construct, to build
erected	D	4	A dangerous  or exciting action that is a surprise
specified	E	5	To make exact, to make clear and exact, to say something in a strong way
revenge	F	6	Believe very strongly, certain, strongly think something
stunt	G	7	To pay back or get even for some wrong action done to us
adamant	H	8	To throw away

 

 

A=2, B=1, C=8, D=3, E=5, F=7, G=4, H=6

 

Some example sentences using the new words or phrases from the meaning of how they are used in the reading to help you understand better.

 

1.      My mother was furious when she heard that my bicycle had been stolen.

2.      She was scorned by the teacher because she would not stop talking during class.

3.      Last year was a very sad time, I was dumped by my girlfriend.

4.      During the election, the different parties erect their advertising signs everywhere.

5.      The sign specifies that you can not take more than 100 mls of liquid onto the airplane.

6.      They are looking for revenge after their camp was attacked by the rebels.

7.      The freshmen students created a stunt where they dressed the university statue in clown clothes.

8.      The police are adamant that they will find the criminal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some questions using the new words/phrases. Try to use the words/phrases in your answer.

 

1.      Do you agree with Linda’s fury in this story? Why or why not?

2.      Do you agree with the idiom that “hell hath no fury as a woman scorned?”

3.      Have you ever been dumped by someone you love, or felt dumped? How would you react?

4.      Is it illegal to erect posters like the one in the story in your hometown or city?

5.      What specific actions would you take if this happened to you? Would you look for revenge, or forget about the person? If you take revenge, then what revenge would you take?

6.      What interesting stunts have you heard of?

7.      What is something that you are adamant about achieving or doing in your life?