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प्रश्न
Answer of the following question in 100-120 words:
Matilda was very proud of her beauty and charm and this led to her downfall. Elaborate.
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उत्तर
Guy de Maupassant's short story "The Necklace" includes a character named Matilda. Matilda is a lovely and endearing young lady who longs to lead a life of luxury. Her pride in her charm and beauty, however, ultimately spells her doom. Matilda constantly longs for more and is dissatisfied with her modest lifestyle. She borrows a friend's diamond necklace to dress up when she is invited to a high society party. She receives admiration and praise for her beauty at the party, which only bolsters her ego and her conviction that she is deserving of a luxurious lifestyle.
Matilda discovers she lost the borrowed necklace after the party. Instead of accepting responsibility and dealing with the consequences, Matilda and her husband go to great lengths to replace the necklace, incurring significant debt in the process. Due to her arrogance and vanity, Matilda was oblivious to the consequences of her actions. She was so preoccupied with portraying herself as affluent and sophisticated that she was blind to the value of her own life and the joy it brought her. In the end, Matilda's obsession with outward appearances and her lack of gratitude for what she already had led to her demise.
Therefore, Matilda's pride in her attractiveness and charm ultimately contributed to her fall, as she made bad choices that had serious consequences.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why did Matilda not want to see her rich friends?
What kind of a person is Mme Loisel − why is she always unhappy?
What fresh problem now disturbs Mme Loisel?
What do M. and Mme Loisel do next?
How do they replace the necklace?
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
Answer the following questions in 30-40 words :
Why was Mathilda always unhappy after her marriage?
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Choose, my dear.”
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde wanted other people to envy her.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde borrowed a diamond necklace from her friend and wore it to the party.
Read the following :
- The necklace
- an error
- all these things
- another woman
- one evening
- her husband.
In all these phrases we see some words used before the nouns. They specify or make it clear what noun we are talking about. These words that are used at the beginning of a noun phrase are known as determiners.
Determiners include articles (a, an, the), possessive pronouns (my, our, your, her, etc.), demonstratives (words like this, that), quantifiers (much, many, etc.), numerals, etc.
Write your phrases using each type of determiner.
What makes a person happy and confident during special functions and parties?
Why was Mathilde married to a ‘minor official’?
What did the envelope hold?
Which sentences tell us that Mathilde greatly desired the necklace?
