He wants to have the Student get close to the Colonel’s daughter, who is also the Old Man’s daughter, and have the Student eventually marry the young lady. The other part of the man’s plan is to get everybody else out of the house by killing them. The Old Man ruins the Colonel's name by telling him that his family lost their noble name a long time ago and that he is not a Colonel because the Force he fought for was disbanded and all the titles were abolished. The Colonel's wife, a Mummy, had earlier told Hummel that if he exacted revenge on the Colonel that it would not go unpunished. So, after Hummel ruined the Colonel, Mummy had the Old Man hang himself. Thus, one of the reasons The Ghost Sonata is one of death. However, the deaths do not conclude with the Old Man, yet, with the daughter. The Young Lady’s dying words were, “Come on the screen! Quick- I die!” (pg.
He wants to have the Student get close to the Colonel’s daughter, who is also the Old Man’s daughter, and have the Student eventually marry the young lady. The other part of the man’s plan is to get everybody else out of the house by killing them. The Old Man ruins the Colonel's name by telling him that his family lost their noble name a long time ago and that he is not a Colonel because the Force he fought for was disbanded and all the titles were abolished. The Colonel's wife, a Mummy, had earlier told Hummel that if he exacted revenge on the Colonel that it would not go unpunished. So, after Hummel ruined the Colonel, Mummy had the Old Man hang himself. Thus, one of the reasons The Ghost Sonata is one of death. However, the deaths do not conclude with the Old Man, yet, with the daughter. The Young Lady’s dying words were, “Come on the screen! Quick- I die!” (pg.