Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
If you had been the merchant, what would you have said?
Advertisements
उत्तर
If I were the merchant whom the thief blamed for his friend's death, I would have said that the thief's companion was guilty of "his misfortune." A thief cannot claim to be honest and hardworking while demanding justice. I can't be considerate of someone who tried to break into my home. Though terrible, the thief's friend's death was entirely due to his own bad actions.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Do you watch TV serials? Which ones?
What Indian proverb is reflected in the play?
Do you think this is a good land to settle in? Why?
What are the titles of King Chaupat?
Can we call thieves ‘truly hard-working and honest’?
Why is the Daughter so confident that the king will not hang her? Does her prediction come true?
Is the Daughter’s complaint about the Goldsmith true?
List all the different titles they use to address the King.
Use your imagination and the details from the play and draw a map of Andher Nagari.
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:
Bricklayer
What is the Sage's request?
What does the king want to know?
Is the King willing to hang the Sage?
What is your opinion about the king - is he wicked, greedy, stupid or all of these? Which of his actions/words show that?
The King thought that the Goldsmith had a good reason to delay the Daughter’s work.
The noose did not fit the disciple’s neck.
The Sage wanted to die on that day.
The King wanted to be King again in his next birth.
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.
