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प्रश्न
List the characters that have appeared so far in the play.
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उत्तर
- King
- Bricklayer
- Mortar-maker
- Potter
- Money-lender
- Money-lender’s daughter
- Guards
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Do you watch TV serials? Which ones?
What is the name of the town?
What is the speciality of the land?
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’?
If you had been the merchant, what would you have said?
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.
Copy the orders (imperative sentences) from the play.
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
Will a thief appear in a court on his own? Why does this Thief dare to do so?
What is the Goldsmith’s excuse?
What is the Sage's request?
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 noose did not fit the Goldsmith’s neck.
The noose did not fit the disciple’s neck.
Write any three instances of funny rules and twisted logic used in Andher Nagari.
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.
