Hollywood VS Patrick O'Brian

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1. According to your literary knowledge, which books concede the most significant plot value toward the movie "Master and Commander?" Books One and Book Ten Books One and Books Two Books One and Books Four Books One and Books Eleven

2. One would only be aware of the nature of the meeting between our two main characters, Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin, if one had read the books. Therefore, one would be aware that the two had met through: a mutual interest in music Jack's involvement with the cousin of Stephen's future wife Stephen's need to make a living as a naval surgeon Stephen's appointment as a naval surgeon aboard Jack's ship

3. Following the "Hollywood Vs. Literature" theme, there is one quote that is used in the movie that is issued virtually "verbatim" from Patrick O'Brian's first novel. Whom does this quote concern?" Jack Aubrey, upon success at the Nile Horatio Lord Nelson, and his interaction with Jack Aubrey Lord Blakeney, on questioning Jack as to the nature of Lord Nelson Stephen Maturin, who objects to Aubrey's actions

4. Reasonably, we don't see evidence of this in the movie, but having read the book, we are to know that our dear doctor has a rather sordid habit. What would that habit be? he is fond of young men he drinks laudanum in quantity to quiet the demons he is an alcoholic, more so than life at sea prescribes he smokes opium almost daily

5. What most interesting fact about Dr. Maturin is the moviegoer unaware of, and that while the reader is clued in, Jack Aubrey does not even realize (at least, not at first)? he is in fact not Irish he is actually a royal relative he never finished his medical training he is a spy for the crown

6. Something happened to one of these characters in the movie that also happened to one Mr. Day in the book. Who was it? Lt. Mowett able seaman Joe Plaice Lt. Pullings Dr. Maturin

7. If it hadn't been for Dr. Maturin, we might not have had a movie at all, as Jack would more than likely have expired where? at Port Mahon, where he was almost involved in a duel with Admiral Harte at sea, during the attack on the Cacafuego extracting Jack from France at the resumption of war at sea, of scurvy

8. If it hadn't been for Captain Aubrey, we might not have had a movie at all, for Stephen more than likely would have expired where? at sea, after a violent argument with a wicked midshipman in Port Mahon, being tortured as a suspected spy in the sea, after falling in (he can't swim) in France, when war is declared, and he must be smuggled out

9. Stephen and Jack once fully intended to settle their differences by fighting a duel. Stephen even borrowed a pair of pistols and practised his deadly aim. What was this duel over? Jack threatened to reveal Stephen's true identity a violent disaggrement over politics Jack refused to allow Stephen to discontinue his service as ship's surgeon a woman, of course

10. Just for fun, if you'd read the stories, there are two blatent physical differences concerning O'Brian's descriptions of Aubrey and Maturin and the Hollywood impression. In the books: Stephen kept his hair long, and Jack kept his closely cropped Stephen was pale and blonde, Jack was dark haired Stephen was shorter than Jack, and Jack was fat Stephen was much more bulky, and Jack always wore a beard