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How do the two men behave once they are stuck in the interlopers?
How do the two men behave once they are stuck? They argue at first, but then they start to be nice each other and then eventually they decide to become friends.
What happens to them at the end interlopers?
“Who are they?” asked Georg quickly, straining his eyes to see what the other would gladly not have seen. “Wolves.” At the end of the story, ironically, just as the men have settled their feud, they are attacked (and presumably eaten) by wolves.
What is the catalyst moment in the interlopers?
Being trapped in a compromising position with his enemy is therefore the catalyst that causes Ulrich von Gradwitz to change his views regarding his adversary.
How did Gradwitz obtain the land he was on?
The Gradwitz family got that part of the land when it won a lawsuit against another family of landowners who also claimed that land. Ever since the lawsuit was decided, the two families had both claimed the land and had been fighting a feud over it.
What is the mood of interlopers?
Tone and Mood The tone of the story is dark, macabre, and suspenseful. Just when the mood begins to lean towards the optimistic and hopeful, a pack of wolves descends and reasserts the dark tone.
Why can’t Ulrich shoot at his enemy?
Ulrich von Gradwitz is unable to shoot his enemy when he suddenly encounters him because of the “code of a restraining civilization.” This code prohibits shooting a neighbor in cold blood without warning or words exchanged unless the offense is one against a man’s honor or his family.
What is Ulrich von Gradwitz hunting for in the very beginning?
Ulrich von Gradwitz is in the forest to hunt down his archenemy Georg Znaeym in order to kill him. Both Ulrich and Georg despise each other from childhood and their antipathy for each other has blown out of proportion to a point where they want to eliminate each other.
What is the climax or most emotional exciting point of the story how do Ulrich and Georg begin to change at this turning point cite quoted text as proof?
Man, the climax comes when the two enemies, Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym, reconcile their differences. The climax of this conflict comes as the two men shout to beckon what they think are their hunters.
What is the meaning of acquiesced explain the conflict of the text introduced in this quotation?
Someone who acquiesces agrees quietly, without problem or excitement. The conflict that is introduced in this line is that Ulrich von Gradwitz grandfather received land in a lawsuit from a neighboring family who had obtained it illegally.
How does Ulrich change his attitude toward his rival?
Apparently, when he finds himself in such a life-or-death situation pinioned with his enemy, Ulrich rethinks the importance of this hatred, and he decides he should live in peace rather than enmity. Feeling pity for Georg, Ulrich offers him some of his wine.