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7. WILLIAM TELL, 1.i. How did Duke Gessler treat the people of Aldorf?, Duke Gessler treated the people of Aldorf very badly. He made them pay heavy taxes, and everyone was afraid of him., ii. Who was William Tell? Why did he take his son with him into the mountains?, William Tell was a man popular for his skill with bow and arrow who lived at Aldorf in, Switzerland. He was the one man who stood against Duke Gessler., He took his son with him into the mountains to keep him out of Gessler’s way and live in, peace., iii. Why were William Tell and his son arrested by the soldiers?, William Tell and his son were arrested by the soldiers because with his head high Tell, walked across the square, his son beside him. The Duke had ordered everyone to bow, down before his hat each tme they passed that away and they hadn’t followed his, words., iv. What was Gessler’s wicked plan to punish William Tell?, Gessler’s wicked plan to punish Willaim Tell was to cut an apple in two from a distance, of two hundred paces to let him and his son go free. The difcult thing was that the, apple had to put on the head of the boy., v. Why did the soldiers take William Tell to the castle?, The soldiers took William Tell to the dreadful castle to throw him to the animals in the, cellar because the Duke was angry for his treason., vi. Why did the captain set Tell free on the way to the castle?, On the way to the castle, a storm blew up. The boat was caught by large waves and it, rocked and rolled. Then, the captain set Tell free as he was the only one who could sail a, boat in that weather., vii. What happened to Gessler in the end?, In the end, Gessler was shot an arrow into his heart by William Tell.