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The King’s Speech

1. Analyze the meaning of the title.

R/ The title as it implies is about how the King deals with and
overcomes his difficulties of being able to speak and in the end
he was able to give a message of hope to his people.

2. What’s the name of each of the 6 main characters?

R/ 1. Albert Frederith Arturo George
2. Lionel Lougue
3. Queen Elizabeth
4. Principe Gales
5. George V
3. Where did the movie take place?
R/ Wembley, London
4. How did the movie start?
R/ It started when he had to give a speech in a stadium, but
because he stuttered everything went wrong.
5. Who was he and why was he there?
R/ Because it is his majesty, and he was there to give a
speech for his father.
6. Where did the Duke’s wife go after this moment to look for
help?
R/ She went to a speech therapist so that she could help her
husband speak better.
7. How did the man react? Why?
R/ He reacted badly because he could not speak since he told
him to put some marbles and told him to read and he could not
speak well.
8. What was he thinking?
R/ In that he no longer wanted to go to more speech
therapists.
9. What’s the name that Lionel gave the main characters and
why?
R/ Bertie.
10. What were the questions that Lionel asked about all what
happened to him (the Duke) in his childhood?
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R/ that when he started to stutter.

11. What did the Duke answer?
R/ That happened at 4 or 5 years.
12. Explain his reaction, was he pleased?
R/ did not like that I called him by a nickname.
13. What did Lionel do to show the Duke that he was able to
speak without any problem?
R/ Put on headphones so that he couldn't hear his own voice
and I record it and put it to read.
14. What was the great miracle that took place after he was
almost discouraged?
R/ He listened to the recording and realized that if he could
speak normally.
15. Explain the reason why his brother could not be the future
King?
R/ Because he wanted to marry a divorced woman.
16. What happened with each and every one after the King’s
death…?
R/ Each one went to his side and his brother was doing many
kinds of crazy things.
17. Resume in 5 lines the situation with David?
R/ He was crying, and he left later and spoke with his brother,
he said that he was not going to be free.
18. What is the origin of Albert’s problem, how did it begin?
R/ they forced him to write with a hand with which he did not
write and then they put some boards on his legs and then one
of those who looked after him hurt and did not feed him.
19. How did life go on for Albert after his Father’s death?
R/ was reassured not to be the heir and began to practice with
Lionel to improve the way of speaking about him.
20. What happened in the life of his eldest brother (David)?
R/ he began to not follow the rules of the royal house and
wanted to marry a woman who was going to divorce, and the
church does not accept that, but he still wanted to do that.
21. What happened when the Duke discovered that Lionel wasn’t
a specialist, explain?
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R/ at the beginning he was disappointed and felt bad that he

did not tell him that he was a specialist and it made him
explode and there he realized that he could speak very well
without stuttering.
22. Why did Albert go back to look for Lionel?
R/ Because he was the only one who knew what had
happened and with him, he saw that he had results.
23. What took place with this requirement and the Priest that was
there?
R/ The priest did not like the idea that he was with the royal
family and the king told him to do what he asked.
24. How did life change for the new King after he started his new
role as the King?
R/ He felt very burdened due to the large number of
responsibilities that his position carried with him.
25. How did the situation change when the war broke out?
R/ The Minister of State resigned from the post since he was
very afraid of Hitler and people began to flee and take refuge.
26. Explain how did people react after his last speech?
R/ People liked the speech and it brought them peace.
27. What took place at the end of the movie?
R/ The king made Lionel Logue knight commander of the
Royal Victorian Order.
28. What did you like about the movie and what’s your opinion?
R/ That they ended up being best friends for the rest of their
lives.
29. After watching this movie, what advice would you apply to your
personal life from it?
R/ May I never give up and that everything can be achieved.
30. How could you help others after watching this movie?
R/ first to never make them feel bad so they don't have any
problems.
31. Do you think that people can benefit from watching a movie
like this? Why?
R/ Yes. Because it teaches them to act with respect for others
and not laugh but support that person.
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32. What can you change in your personal life after watching this
movie, Explain?
R/ To be more humble and be more respectful with everyone
else and more with people with problems.
33. Write a Glossary.
R/ 1. Childhood 2. Duke 3. King 4. Specialist 5. speak
34. Write a summary of the movie.
R/ The Duke of York became King of England under the name
George VI, following the abdication of his older brother,
Edward VIII. His stuttering, which was a great inconvenience
to the exercise of his functions, led him to seek the help of
Lionel Logue, an expert speech therapist who managed, using
a series of unorthodox techniques, to eliminate this defect of
the king.