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प्रश्न
Can we call thieves ‘truly hard-working and honest’?
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उत्तर
No, we cannot describe thieves as truly hardworking and honest because they steal from others. They make no effort to make money in an ethical manner. The narrative's robbers are presented as honest and hardworking to highlight the lack of knowledge of the residents of Andher Nagari.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the name of the town?
Do you think this is a good land to settle in? Why?
What is the Mortar-maker's excuse? Is it believable?
Do you think the Potter is telling the truth? Why?
Why is the Daughter so confident that the king will not hang her? Does her prediction come true?
List all the different titles they use to address the King.
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against her:
Daughter
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against him:
Potter
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against him:
Mortar-maker
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against him:
Bricklayer
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against him:
Merchant
What is the Goldsmith’s excuse?
What is the Sage's request?
What does the king want to know?
The Goldsmith blamed the King for the delay in his work.
The noose did not fit the Goldsmith’s neck.
The Sage wanted to die on that day.
The Sage wanted to save his Disciple.
The King wanted to be King again in his next birth.
Write any three instances of funny rules and twisted logic used in Andher Nagari.
List the proverbs and sayings used in the play.
Read the entire play and complete the following blame game flow chart.
| Blame-game flow chart | ||
| Who is blaming? | Who does he blame? | For what does he blame that person |
| Thief | Owner of the house | For not constructing a strong wall |
| Owner of the house (Merchant) | ||
| Bricklayer | ||
| Mortar-maker | ||
| Potter | ||
| Money-lender’s Daughter | ||
| Goldsmith | ||
Form groups. Translate one page of the play into your mother tongue as a group activity. Gather the pages translated by different groups and prepare a translated script of the entire play.
Divide the play (Part I as well as Part II) into sections. Form groups and assign roles. Practise your lines in groups. Hold play reading sessions in the classroom. Which group/student presents the most effective reading?
Note the features that make an oral presentation effective. Some of them are :
- Meaningful reading - taking proper pauses (breaking the speech into meaningful chunks)
- Using suitable intonation
- Speaking clearly
- Good pronunciation - using English sounds and stress patterns
- Pleasant and confident appearance of the speakers.
Note the way the dialogue in the play is presented. Look up the word ‘colon’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages and note how it is used in the play.
