Summary of Four Weddings and a Funeral

“Four weddings and a funeral”, by Richard Curtis, is a story that takes place in England. Because of weddings and funeral, generally scenes are at churches.  At this story, the main characters are Charles and Carrie. Charles had has a lot of girlfriend but he cannot find his true love until he meets Carrie. Carrie is a young American woman and she is friend of Charles’ friends. In addition, there are other characters, like Scarlett, flat mate of Charles; David, deaf young brother of Charles; Tom, not clever but rich friend of Charles; Fiona, Tom’s sister who fall in love with Charles…  Generally, they are all searching the true love; it is the problem of the story.

First chapter starts with Charles’ rush.  Because, there is a wedding of his friends, Angus and Laura. He is the best man at this wedding but Charles and Scarlett are late as usual.  Luckily, they can arrive right on time.  At the wedding, Charles sees a very attractive girl, Carrie and after he asks Fiona who she is. Then he finds a way to talk with her. At that night, they meet at The Lucky Boatman Pub and they slept. But in the early morning, Carrie have to go to America.

Second Wedding is Bernard and Lydia’s wedding. They are both friends of Charles. They decided to marry at first wedding. At this wedding, Scarlett is bridesmaids but she and Charles are late as usual. At the reception, Charles looking for Carrie, and he finds her but he learns that Carrie engaged with a man called Hamish. This is disaster for him. At the dinner, Charles has to sit with his ex-girlfriends. It will be very bad situation for him because he meets his another ex-girlfriend, Henrietta.  He succeeds that make her very upset. This wedding becomes worse than everything.  Nevertheless, end of the wedding he sees that Hamish leaves so, Carrie and Charles find a new chance for slept again.

In the third chapter, While Charles finds a free, no-wedding Saturday, he takes an invitation to Carrie and Hamish. He has to go to a shop that guests can buy presents for bride and groom. At the shop, Charles meets Carrie. They take a cup of coffee and talk about Carrie’s sex life.

Hamish and Carrie’s wedding is the third. It takes place in Scotland at Hamish’s Castle. While they listen to Hamish’s wedding speech, unfortunately, Gareth, their friend, falls unconscious to the floor.  He died. At the funeral, we can see that Charles and Tom change their ideas about marriage. Charles understands that he can get marry.

Therefore, the last wedding is Charles and Henrietta’s wedding. In fact that Charles don’t ready for this wedding. Then, he learns Carrie and Hamish brake up. He is confused. With David’s efforts he give up to get marry. After that, we see that Charles and Carrie live together without get marry and they have a son.

I think that the narrator try to tell us marriage is not important thing for true love. However, it is a beautiful part of our lives.  We cannot know when we can find our true love.  

Vocabulary of Four Weddings and a Funeral

·   Deaf (adjective): unable to hear, either completely or partly

Ex: I want to help deaf people so I will join an organization

· Affectionate (adjective): showing feelings of liking or love

Ex: While I was a little boy, she is a affectionate girl for me, but later we became very close friends.

· Bridesmaid (noun): a girl or woman who during the marriage ceremony helps the woman who is getting married

Ex: She doesn’t like her bridesmaid’s dresses.

· Self-confident (adjective): behaving calmly because you have no doubts about your ability or knowledge

Ex: When I was at primary school, my teacher said me that I was a very self-confident boy. Now, I don’t think so.

· Bridegroom (noun): a man who is about to get married or has just got married

Ex: The idea of being bridegroom scares me, because I don’t want to marry.

· Punctual (adjective): arriving, doing something, or happening at the expected, correct time; not late

Ex: I want to find a punctual girlfriend, my entire ex girlfriends were making me mad.

· Reach out (phrasal verb): to try to communicate with a person or a group of people, usually in order to help or involve them

Ex: She reached out for warn me.

· Rusty (adjective): covered with rust (= metal decay)

Ex: Unfortunately, I have to sell my rusty old car that is my first car.

· Brake (noun): a device that makes a vehicle go slower or stop, or a pedal, bar, or handle that makes this device work

Ex: I can’t use my bicycle because it has no brake.

· Nod (noun): to move your head down and then up, sometimes several times, especially to show agreement, approval, or greeting, or to show something by doing this

Ex: My teacher looked up and nodded me to come in.

· Spoil (verb): to destroy or reduce the pleasure, interest, or beauty of something

Ex: Bp Company spoiled the Mexican gulf.

· Pullover (noun): a piece of clothing, usually made of a warm material such as wool and worn over the top part of the body, that has long sleeves and is put on by pulling it over your head

Ex: My mother weaved a pullover for me, it’s very nice.

· Wander (verb): to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction

Ex: While I was waiting you, I was wandering around there.

· Fetch (verb): to go to another place to get something or someone and bring them back

Ex: I have to fetch my sister from school.

· Basin (noun): an open, round container shaped like a bowl with sloping sides, used for holding food or liquid

Ex: There isn’t any basin here, so I can’t clean bathroom.

· Firmly (adverb): in a way that will not become loose

Ex: You attached this box firmly, it is very good.

· Stare (verb): to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking

Ex: Don't stare at people like that, it's rude

· Spread (verb): to (cause to) cover, reach, or have an effect on a wider or increasing area

Ex: Don’t blame me, I didn’t spread this gossip.

· Pour (verb): to make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container, by raising just one side of the container that the substance is in

Ex: I always spread ayran while I am pouring it.

· Envelope (noun): a flat, usually square or rectangular, paper container for a letter

Ex: I will buy an envelope for send mail.

· Nastily (adjective): bad or very unpleasant

Ex: Probably he will make a nastily joke on 1st April.

· Breast (noun): either of the two soft, rounded parts of a woman's chest that produce milk after she has a baby

Ex: I think she doesn’t have real breasts, they must be silicon.

· Gloomy (adjective): unhappy and without hope

Ex: I think cemeteries are very gloomy places.

· Self-conscious (adjective): nervous or uncomfortable because you know what people think about you or your actions

Ex: He looked uncomfortable, like a self-conscious adolescent