The Flying Dutchman: opera by Wagner
trifle: a small bit
inert: lifeless
trepidation: fear; nervousness
Clark is the narrator of "A Wagner Matinee," which means that readers
view the people and events in the story through the filter of his eyes and h
opinions
are able to fully understand the thoughts and feelings of the story's other
characters as well
have a narrator whom they can trust to be reliable and honest
understand that Clark, not Georgiana, is the story's central character